English Language Super Review

by Research & Education Association

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878911868
Publisher:	Research & Education Association
Publication date:	06/02/2000
Series:	Super Reviews Study Guides Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	The Noun
1.1	Nouns	1
1.2	Concrete and Abstract Nouns	4
1.3	Collective Nouns	4
1.4	Countable and Noncountable Nouns	4
1.5	Noun Compounds	6
1.6	Gender	7
1.7	Number--Plural Nouns	8
1.8	The Possessive Case	10
Chapter 2	Pronouns
2.1	Types of Pronouns	22
2.2	Case--The Function of the Pronoun in a Sentence	33
2.3	Who and Whom	40
2.4	Whoever and Whomever	42
2.5	Agreement	43
2.6	Reference Pronouns	45
Chapter 3	Expletives
3.1	It	49
3.2	There	50
Chapter 4	Verbs
4.1	Kinds of Verbs	52
4.2	Forms of English Verbs	59
4.3	Tense	60
4.4	Regular and Irregular Verbs	64
4.5	Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs	73
4.6	Verbals	78
4.7	Voice	81
4.8	Mood	83
	Quiz: The Noun, Pronouns, Expletives and Verbs	84
Chapter 5	Adjectives and Adverbs
5.1	Recognizing Adjectives and Adverbs	87
5.2	Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs	90
5.3	Comparison with "Other" or "Else" or "Of All"	95
5.4	Confusion with Adverbs and Adjectives	95
5.5	Faulty Comparisons	97
Chapter 6	Prepositions
6.1	Simple Prepositions	99
6.2	Group Prepositions	100
6.3	Idiomatic Use of Prepositions	102
6.4	List of Common Prepositions	103
Chapter 7	Conjunctions
7.1	Coordinating Conjunctions	105
7.2	Conjunctive Adverbs	107
7.3	Correlative Conjunctions (used in pairs)	109
7.4	Subordinating Conjunctions	110
	Quiz: Adjectives & Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions	112
Chapter 8	Parts of the Sentence
8.1	Subject and Predicate	116
8.2	Sentence Order	118
Chapter 9	Phrases
9.1	Prepositional Phrases	121
9.2	Gerund Phrases	123
9.3	Infinitive Phrases	124
9.4	Participial Phrases	125
9.5	Absolute Phrases	126
Chapter 10	Clauses
10.1	Independent and Subordinate Clauses	128
10.2	Elliptical Clauses	130
	Quiz: Parts of the Sentence, Phrases, and Clauses	131
Chapter 11	Sentence Errors--Structural Problems
11.1	Dangling Modifiers	134
11.2	Misplaced Modifiers	135
11.3	Lack of Parallel Structure	137
11.4	Sentence Fragments	140
11.5	Run-On Sentences	142
11.6	Comma Splices	142
11.7	Short, Choppy Sentences--Sentence Variation	144
11.8	Wordiness	145
11.9	Rambling Sentences	146
Chapter 12	Glossary of Usage
12.1	Words Commonly Confused and Misused	147
	Quiz: Sentence Errors-Structural Problems and Glossary of Usage	154
Chapter 13	End Punctuation Marks
13.1	The Period	158
13.2	The Question Mark	160
13.3	The Exclamation Point	161
Chapter 14	Internal Punctuation Marks
14.1	The Comma	164
14.2	The Semicolon	171
14.3	The Colon	174
14.4	The Dash	177
14.5	Parentheses	178
14.6	Quotation Marks	179
14.7	The Apostrophe	185
14.8	Italics	187
14.9	Hyphens	189
14.10	Brackets	191
14.11	Ellipsis	192
	Quiz: End Punctuation Marks and Internal Punctuation Marks	193
Chapter 15	Numbers
15.1	Over 100 and Under 100	196
15.2	Ordinal Numbers and Fractions	197
15.3	Addresses	197
15.4	Dates	198
15.5	Parts of a Book	198
15.6	Plural Forms	198
Chapter 16	Capitalization
16.1	Proper Nouns	200
16.2	Sentences and Sentence Fragments	203
16.3	Sentences Within Sentences	203
16.4	Lines of Poetry	203
16.5	Titles of Works	203
	Quiz: Numbers and Capitalization	205
Chapter 17	Spelling
17.1	Word Analysis	208
17.2	Spelling List	210
17.3	Spelling Rules	211
17.4	Proofreading	216
	Quiz: Spelling	217