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Tutorials: Proofreading, Sentence Development, and Using Sources

The Introductory Tutorial teaches you how to identify verbs and subjects. 

You can print all of the following tutorials at home or use the tutorial binders in the English 800 Center or Writing Center.  Read the explanation, write out the answers, and make an appointment with an English 800 Center or Writing Center instructor to review your work. Please do not print tutorials in the Writing Center. Thank you.

Introductory Tutorial: Recognizing Verbs and Subjects
  1. Sentence Fragments
  2. Run-Together Sentences
  3. Basic Subject-Verb Agreement
  4. Advanced Subject-Verb Agreement
  5. Pronoun Agreement
  6. Past Tense Verbs
  7. Special Tense Verbs
  8. Use of Apostrophes with Possessives and Contractions
  9. Homonyms
  10. Parallel Structure
  11. Using Commas
  12. Perspective Shifting
  13. Sentence Focus
  14. Writing Concisely
  15. Joining Ideas: Coordination and Subordination
  16. Non Phrase Appositives
  17. Verbal Phrases
  18. Correlatives
  19. Adjective Clauses
  20. The Concessive Sentence
  21. Summarizing
  22. Using Quotations
  23. Paraphrasing
  24. MLA Format and Works Cited (English 100 and above)
  25. Writing about Literature: Correct Verb Tense (English 100 and above)