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Language Arts:
Grammar and Usage
 
0007 Demonstrate Command of Standard Usage
Standard Use of Verbs
Standard Use of Pronouns
Standard Use of Modifiers
 
0008 Mechanical Conventions
 
Language Arts:
Writing
 
0009 Purpose and Audience
 
0010 Unity, Focus, Development, and Organization
 
0011 Editing and Revision Strategies
 
0012 Recognizing Effective Communication
 
Practice Writing Tests
 
0013 Prepare an Organized, Developed Composition
 

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0007 Demonstrate Command of Standard Usage in Edited English in the United States

Understand the Standard Use of Verbs (eg, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verb Tense, Consistency of Tense)

Many sentences can be greatly improved by editing, eliminating some of the words, and assuring that verb tenses are maintained.

An example of a sentence that needs improvement is:

Being that I am only 18, I didn’t considered marriage very seriously.

An improved sentence is:

Since I am only 18, I haven’t considered marriage seriously.

1) Write an improved sentence for the sentence below. Click here when you are finished.

The reason is because I will have my education to complete.

2) Write an improved sentence for the sentence below. Click here when you are finished.

When I was only a small boy, my house had burned to the ground.

3) Write an improved sentence for the sentence below. Click here when you are finished.

Winning the prize is where he must make no mistakes all day.

4) Write an improved sentence for the sentence below. Click here when you are finished.

When a runner wore improper shoes, it causes him to get injured.

 

 


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