MTEL Communication & Literacy Skills:
Writing Subtest Review Questions and
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When a conjunction connects two pronouns or a pronoun and a noun, remove the "and" and the
other pronoun or noun to determine the correct pronoun form. Mom gave Tom and
myself a piece of cake.
Mom gave Tom and I a piece of cake.
Mom gave Tom and me a piece of cake.
CORRECT: Mom gave Tom and me a piece of cake.
The only pronouns that are acceptable after BETWEEN and other prepositions are... me,
her, him, them, and whom
When deciding between WHO and WHOM... try substituting HE for WHO and HIM for
whom
When an antecedent is one of dual gender (student, singer, artist etc) use HIS OR HER or change
the antecedent to a plural noun to avoid using the sexist, singular pronoun HIS.
,INCORRECT: Everyone hopes that he will win the lottery. CORRECT: Most people
hope they will win the lottery.
WHO refers to
WHICH and THAT refer to
WHERE refers people
things and places
places
Singular indefinite pronouns another, anyone, anybody, anything, each, either, everybody,
everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone,
something
Plural indefinite pronouns both, few, many, others, several
Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects (10) on, at, in, since, for, by, from-
to, from-until, during, within
, Prepositions Indicating Place or Location in, inside, on, at, over, above, beneath,
underneath, below, near, next to, by, between, among, opposite etc
Prepositions Introducing the Objects of Verbs (3) at, of, for
(Ex: glance at, look at, approve of, smells of, call for, look for)
Prepositions Indicating Direction (5) to, onto, into, on, in
Good vs. Well Good is an adjective
(The quiche tastes good.)
Well is and adverb or an adjective meaning "in good health".
(He plays well. - Adverb
My mother is not well. - Adjective)
Bad vs Badly BAD is an adjective used after sentence verbs (look, smells, tastes, etc) or
linking verbs (is, am, are, was, were)
I feel BAD about the delay
Writing Subtest Review Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
When a conjunction connects two pronouns or a pronoun and a noun, remove the "and" and the
other pronoun or noun to determine the correct pronoun form. Mom gave Tom and
myself a piece of cake.
Mom gave Tom and I a piece of cake.
Mom gave Tom and me a piece of cake.
CORRECT: Mom gave Tom and me a piece of cake.
The only pronouns that are acceptable after BETWEEN and other prepositions are... me,
her, him, them, and whom
When deciding between WHO and WHOM... try substituting HE for WHO and HIM for
whom
When an antecedent is one of dual gender (student, singer, artist etc) use HIS OR HER or change
the antecedent to a plural noun to avoid using the sexist, singular pronoun HIS.
,INCORRECT: Everyone hopes that he will win the lottery. CORRECT: Most people
hope they will win the lottery.
WHO refers to
WHICH and THAT refer to
WHERE refers people
things and places
places
Singular indefinite pronouns another, anyone, anybody, anything, each, either, everybody,
everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone,
something
Plural indefinite pronouns both, few, many, others, several
Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects (10) on, at, in, since, for, by, from-
to, from-until, during, within
, Prepositions Indicating Place or Location in, inside, on, at, over, above, beneath,
underneath, below, near, next to, by, between, among, opposite etc
Prepositions Introducing the Objects of Verbs (3) at, of, for
(Ex: glance at, look at, approve of, smells of, call for, look for)
Prepositions Indicating Direction (5) to, onto, into, on, in
Good vs. Well Good is an adjective
(The quiche tastes good.)
Well is and adverb or an adjective meaning "in good health".
(He plays well. - Adverb
My mother is not well. - Adjective)
Bad vs Badly BAD is an adjective used after sentence verbs (look, smells, tastes, etc) or
linking verbs (is, am, are, was, were)
I feel BAD about the delay
