Preparation for English Placement Test
[Short Version]
Name_____________________
Peirce College
Preparation for English Placement Test – Peirce College
Table of Contents
,Units of Study ……………………………………………………………………………….. 1
The Writing Process and the Five Paragraph Essay: Notes …………………………………. 3
Sample Essay …………………………………………………………………………………11
Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices ……………………………………………………16
Subject-Verb Agreement ……………………………………………………………………..23
Pronouns ………………………………………………………………………………………26
Commas ……………………………………………………………………………………….31
Semicolons, Colons, and Quotation Marks …………………………………………………..34
Answers to Exercises …………………………………………………………………………38
, Eng. Placement Test Prep. Short Version – p. 1
Preparation for English Placement Test – Peirce College
Short Version
Unit 1:
Read, view, and study material on Writing Process and 5-Paragraph Essay Format.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRKp4E7szSQ (writing process)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSJEiNZ1rE (5-paragraph essay)
Study Sample Essay on p. 11: “Strengthening Society’s Values.”
Unit 2:
Read, view, and study material on run-ons, comma splices, and sentence fragments.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNmxljAmZ8 – fragments and run-ons.
Unit 3:
Read, view, and study material on subject-verb agreement and pronoun agreement.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XBATSQm8U – subject-verb agreement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOy4vnZV78 – pronoun agreement
E. Massey – 8-April-2016
, Eng. Placement Test Prep. Short Version – p. 2
Unit 4:
Read, view, and study comma and semicolon rules.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk8XYgyHZgk – commas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8uQESW76to – semicolons.
Unit 5:
Review handouts on sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics.
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRKp4E7szSQ - writing process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSJEiNZ1rE - 5-paragraph essay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNmxljAmZ8 – fragments and run-ons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XBATSQm8U – subject-verb agreement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOy4vnZV78 – pronoun agreement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk8XYgyHZgk – commas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8uQESW76to – semicolons.
E. Massey – 8-April-2016
[Short Version]
Name_____________________
Peirce College
Preparation for English Placement Test – Peirce College
Table of Contents
,Units of Study ……………………………………………………………………………….. 1
The Writing Process and the Five Paragraph Essay: Notes …………………………………. 3
Sample Essay …………………………………………………………………………………11
Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices ……………………………………………………16
Subject-Verb Agreement ……………………………………………………………………..23
Pronouns ………………………………………………………………………………………26
Commas ……………………………………………………………………………………….31
Semicolons, Colons, and Quotation Marks …………………………………………………..34
Answers to Exercises …………………………………………………………………………38
, Eng. Placement Test Prep. Short Version – p. 1
Preparation for English Placement Test – Peirce College
Short Version
Unit 1:
Read, view, and study material on Writing Process and 5-Paragraph Essay Format.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRKp4E7szSQ (writing process)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSJEiNZ1rE (5-paragraph essay)
Study Sample Essay on p. 11: “Strengthening Society’s Values.”
Unit 2:
Read, view, and study material on run-ons, comma splices, and sentence fragments.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNmxljAmZ8 – fragments and run-ons.
Unit 3:
Read, view, and study material on subject-verb agreement and pronoun agreement.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XBATSQm8U – subject-verb agreement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOy4vnZV78 – pronoun agreement
E. Massey – 8-April-2016
, Eng. Placement Test Prep. Short Version – p. 2
Unit 4:
Read, view, and study comma and semicolon rules.
Video links: Pause and take notes on videos as you watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk8XYgyHZgk – commas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8uQESW76to – semicolons.
Unit 5:
Review handouts on sentence structure, grammar, and mechanics.
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRKp4E7szSQ - writing process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSJEiNZ1rE - 5-paragraph essay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNmxljAmZ8 – fragments and run-ons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XBATSQm8U – subject-verb agreement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOy4vnZV78 – pronoun agreement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk8XYgyHZgk – commas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8uQESW76to – semicolons.
E. Massey – 8-April-2016
