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
- Sentence Fragments
- Run-Together Sentences
- Basic Subject-Verb Agreement
- Advanced Subject-Verb Agreement
- Pronoun Agreement
- Past Tense Verbs
- Special Tense Verbs
- Use of Apostrophes with Possessives and Contractions
- Homonyms
- Parallel Structure
- Using Commas
- Perspective Shifting
- Sentence Focus
- Writing Concisely
- Joining Ideas: Coordination and Subordination
- Non Phrase Appositives
- Verbal Phrases
- Correlatives
- Adjective Clauses
- The Concessive Sentence
- Summarizing
- Using Quotations
- Paraphrasing
- MLA Format and Works Cited (English 100 and above)
- Writing about Literature: Correct Verb Tense (English 100 and above)