English Language Super Review

by Research and Education Association; Passananti, Dana

• ISBN13: 9780878911868
• ISBN10: 0878911863
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: RESEARCH & EDUCATION ASSN

Summary

REA's Super Reviews help students brush up on tough subjects. They are more thorough than ordinary subject reviews but less complex than voluminous study guides. Numerous solved problems accompany the review and bring it to life. The English Language Super Review includes an extensive review of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. A glossary of usage is also included. Exercises and quizzes enable students to check whether they have learned what they need to know, whether they understand the subject and have command of it.

Table of Contents

The Noun
Nouns	p. 1
Concrete and Abstract Nouns	p. 4
Collective Nouns	p. 4
Countable and Noncountable Nouns	p. 4
Noun Compounds	p. 6
Gender	p. 7
Number--Plural Nouns	p. 8
The Possessive Case	p. 10
Pronouns
Types of Pronouns	p. 22
Case--The Function of the Pronoun in a Sentence	p. 33
Who and Whom	p. 40
Whoever and Whomever	p. 42
Agreement	p. 43
Reference Pronouns	p. 45
Expletives
It	p. 49
There	p. 50
Verbs
Kinds of Verbs	p. 52
Forms of English Verbs	p. 59
Tense	p. 60
Regular and Irregular Verbs	p. 64
Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs	p. 73
Verbals	p. 78
Voice	p. 81
Mood	p. 83
Quiz: The Noun, Pronouns, Expletives and Verbs	p. 84
Adjectives and Adverbs
Recognizing Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 87
Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 90
Comparison with "Other" or "Else" or "Of All"	p. 95
Confusion with Adverbs and Adjectives	p. 95
Faulty Comparisons	p. 97
Prepositions
Simple Prepositions	p. 99
Group Prepositions	p. 100
Idiomatic Use of Prepositions	p. 102
List of Common Prepositions	p. 103
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions	p. 105
Conjunctive Adverbs	p. 107
Correlative Conjunctions (used in pairs)	p. 109
Subordinating Conjunctions	p. 110
Quiz: Adjectives and Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions	p. 112
Parts of the Sentence
Subject and Predicate	p. 116
Sentence Order	p. 118
Phrases
Prepositional Phrases	p. 121
Gerund Phrases	p. 123
Infinitive Phrases	p. 124
Participial Phrases	p. 125
Absolute Phrases	p. 126
Clauses
Independent and Subordinate Clauses	p. 128
Elliptical Clauses	p. 130
Quiz: Parts of the Sentence, Phrases, and Clauses	p. 131
Sentence Errors--Structural Problems
Dangling Modifiers	p. 134
Misplaced Modifiers	p. 135
Lack of Parallel Structure	p. 137
Sentence Fragments	p. 140
Run-On Sentences	p. 142
Comma Splices	p. 142
Short, Choppy Sentences--Sentence Variation	p. 144
Wordiness	p. 145
Rambling Sentences	p. 146
Glossary of Usage
Words Commonly Confused and Misused	p. 147
Quiz: Sentence Errors-Structural Problems and Glossary of Usage	p. 154
End Punctuation Marks
The Period	p. 158
The Question Mark	p. 160
The Exclamation Point	p. 161
Internal Punctuation Marks
The Comma	p. 164
The Semicolon	p. 171
The Colon	p. 174
The Dash	p. 177
Parentheses	p. 178
Quotation Marks	p. 179
The Apostrophe	p. 185
Italics	p. 187
Hyphens	p. 189
Brackets	p. 191
Ellipsis	p. 192
Quiz: End Punctuation Marks and Internal Punctuation Marks	p. 193
Numbers
Over 100 and Under 100	p. 196
Ordinal Numbers and Fractions	p. 197
Addresses	p. 197
Dates	p. 198
Parts of a Book	p. 198
Plural Forms	p. 198
Capitalization
Proper Nouns	p. 200
Sentences and Sentence Fragments	p. 203
Sentences Within Sentences	p. 203
Lines of Poetry	p. 203
Titles of Works	p. 203
Quiz: Numbers and Capitalization	p. 205
Spelling
Word Analysis	p. 208
Spelling List	p. 210
Spelling Rules	p. 211
Proofreading	p. 216
Quiz: Spelling	p. 217
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