Diagnostic
Test | a pre-test covering all areas of grammar and punctuation,
which will help students determine the areas in which they need the most
skills practice. |
Eliminating
Redundancies | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Verb
and Voice Shifts | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Verb Tenses, Moods, and Voices. |
Parallelism | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Dangling
Modifiers | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Clichés | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Word Choice. |
Sentence
Fragments | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Sentence Building Blocks. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Sentence Structure. |
Comma
Splices | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Run-on
Sentences | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Sentence Building Blocks. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Sentence Structure. |
Subject/Verb
Agreement | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Subject/Verb Agreement. |
Verbs | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Verb Tenses, Moods, and Voices. |
Pronouns | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Adjectives
and Adverbs | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
| ESL | contains specialized quizzes for
English as a Second Language students about Adjectives and Adverbs. |
Commas | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Semicolons | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Colons | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Apostrophes | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Quotation
Marks | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Capitalization | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice
exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Numbers | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Italics | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Hyphens | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Spelling | |
| Pretest | a short test of randomly selected questions to help students
determine their skill level for this chapter. |
| Posttest | a short test of randomly selected questions to assess a student's
skill level once he/she has completed the chapter. |
| Practice exercises | a short test of randomly selected questions that give students
an opportunity to practice the skills presented in this chapter. |
| Interactive
exercises | a set of 10 exercises that give students an additional opportunity
to practice the skills presented in this chapter. These exercises include
feedback if a student gets a question incorrect. |
| Video/animation | a video clip or animated short explaining key concepts from
the chapter. |
Correction
Symbols | a list of the most commonly used correction symbols. Students
will find it helpful to refer to this list after their papers have been
graded. The list will help them identify the areas in which their professors
indicated they need additional work. |