Transcript Grammar Rules adapted from John Baylor Test Prep by

Test #1 ENGLISH
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Test #2 READING
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75 Questions
45 Minutes
40 Questions
35 Minutes
Test #5 WRITING
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30 minutes
Narrow the answers down to TWO.
 Make a choice
 Don’t leave any unanswered questions.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Read first time through with ‘a’:
in or out
Reread, plugging in ‘b’”
in or out
Look at shortened version with ‘c’: in or out
Look at shortened version with ‘d’: in or out
GET IT DOWN TO TWO
Armed with JBTP’s Grammar Rules, reread
each and make a choice.
QUICK-CHECK: reread, plugging in your
choice
1. Less is More
Go with the shortest
answer unless the
shortest is horrible.
2.
Honor thy Commas
Exaggerate the
pause and the
inflection change.
3. A full sentence: has
three components.
A subject
b. A verb
c. A complete thought
a.
4.
Subject – Verb
agreement: subjects
agree with their verbs
in number (singular or
plural).
When there is a single
word underlined it is
probably a verb. Every
verb has a subject. When
hunting down the subject,
slash the prep phrase.
5. Each, none, neither,
either, anybody,
someone, everyone,
everybody: are all
singular.
6.
Apostrophes: Show
possession.
a.
If one owner: ‘s
If more than one
owner:
s’
Men’s, women’s,
children’s, and
people’s are always
‘s.
b.
c.
7. Contractions
a.
b.
c.
ALWAYS say both
words.
Less formal…less
urgent
Who’s v Whose
8. Semi-colons, colons,
and dashes
; = ,and
b. : = example(s) to
follow
c. - = comma or colon
a.
9. The PRINCIPAL is your
Pal; while your
PRINCIPLES are your
values.
10.
How to put two
sentences into one
sentence (two
independent
clauses).
a.
;
, and
Effect is a noun.
Affect is a verb.
b.
11. Irregular Verbs
a.
b.
c.
Today I present.
Yesterday I past.
For years I have
perfect.
12. Prepositions
13. Extra information
has commas or
dashes around it.
14.
Parallelism
Stay with the trend
within a sentence.
15.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pronouns
Clear antecedent
Agree in number
and gender with its
antecedent
Get rid of names
around the pronoun
Thin of something
identical that you
do understand.
e. Comparison with a
pronoun at the end:
add the verb in your
head.
f. The verb ‘to be’
g. Who v Whom
-take it out and
plug in ‘he.’ If it
works go with ‘who.’
16. Transition Words
a. EXPECTATIONS…
17. A descriptive
clause modifies only
what immediately
comes before or
after.
18. Voice cannot
change within a
sentence.
19.
Comparing multiple
things.
a.
Two things use – er,
more, or less
b.
Three or more use
- est, most, or least
20. Non-words
21. Idioms
22. Subjunctive mood
23.
a. If a sentence has
‘if’, ‘suppose’, or ‘I
wish’ go with ‘were’
as the verb.
When truly torn
between two
answers, cross out
all the gunk:
a.
Prep phrases
Adjectives
Adverbs
Extra info.
b.
c.
d.
24. Conjunctions
a.
b.
c.
neither…nor
Either…or
Not only…but also
*identical word order
follows each
conjunction.