Sentence Correction
May 7, 2017 | Author: Krishna Chaitanya | Category: N/A
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I. 0entence Correction Introduction
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III. Glossary of Grammatical Definitions
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word (a, an, the) that specifies or confines the meaning of a nouncc - c cThec c c cc c Ac c c c c cc
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dictionary form of a verb; in English, most often appears as "to ___ " ("to eat", "to run")cc To sleepc cto dreamcc 2c cc
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IV. 0entence Correction Three-0tep Method
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A 0entence Correction question looks like this:c "c^hen Charlene goes to the park, she likes to run, swim, and to play basketball.c A.cshe likes to run, swim, and to play basketballc Ñ.cshe likes to run, swim, and play basketballc C.cshe likes running, to swim, and to play basketballc D.cshe likes running, swimming, and to play basketballc E.cshe likes all of the following, to run, swim, and to play basketball c +c c ca sentence with one section underlinedcc canswer choicesc c ccc c c ccc c c c/c c c
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