Reading & Writing (RW)

• What is the rule for subject-verb agreement?

  • Match the subject with the correct verb
  • Ignore prepositional phrases
• What is the rule for parallelism in lists?

  • Keep all items in the same grammatical form
• Why is "to run, swimming, and biking" incorrect?

  It mixes different grammatical forms
• What is the rule regarding misplaced modifiers?

  • Place modifying phrases next to the noun they describe
• In the sentence "Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful," what is the error?

  The modifier is incorrectly placed
• How can you correct the sentence "Walking through the park, the flowers were beautiful"?

  Change it to "she admired the beautiful flowers"
• What is the difference between "affect" and "effect"?

  • Affect: verb (to influence)
  • Effect: noun (a result)
• In the sentence "The new law affects our daily lives," what does "affects" mean?

  It means to influence
• What does "its" signify compared to "it’s"?

  • Its: possessive form
  • It’s: contraction of "it is"
• In the sentence "It’s raining outside," what does "it’s" mean?

  It is
• In the sentence "The dog wagged its tail," what does "its" indicate?

  Possession by the dog
• What is the strategy for identifying the main idea of a passage?

  • Look at the first and last sentences of each paragraph
• What should you consider when answering inference questions?

  Use context clues and avoid extremes
• What are common transition words for cause and effect?

  • Therefore
  • Consequently
  • Thus
  • As a result
• What are common transition words for contrast?

  • However
  • On the other hand
  • Nevertheless
• In the sentence "She studied hard. However, she struggled with test anxiety," what does "however" indicate?

  It shows a contrast in ideas
• What is the rule for concise writing?

  • Avoid wordiness and unnecessary phrases
• How can you revise "Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed indoors" for conciseness?

  Change it to "Because it was raining"
• What is the rule regarding redundancy in writing?

  • Avoid unnecessary repetition of ideas
• How can you revise "She made a final conclusion at the end" to eliminate redundancy?

  Change it to "She made a conclusion"