Summary Comprehensive English Study Guide: Grammar, Writing, Comprehension & Exam Preparation Pack

Preparation for English Placement Test
[Short Version]


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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

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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

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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