English Online Resources

Question 1

Understand subject/verb agreement (watch for nouns that seem plural, but aren’t, such as everyone, anyone, none…etc.) These may seem easy, but I suggest practice.

Question 2

Recognize common possessive nouns.

Question 3

Pronoun/Antecedent agreement.

Question 4

Dialogue - correct punctuation and usage

Question 5

First/second/third person voice and recognizing which from a sentence or short story.

Question 6

Grammar usage for style/clarity (this will make more sense when studied in the ATI manual)

Question 7

Using sentence context to decipher the meaning of a word.

Question 8

Recognizing a simple vs. complex sentence (more difficult than you’re imagining)

Question 9

Be able to identify a top and supporting sentence. Know the difference.

Question 10

Know the meaning of common prefixes/suffixes/roots (ex: uni, ous, endo…etc.) There is an excellent table in the ATI book.

Question 11

Rules of capitalization. (again, sounds easy…but, these rules really need to be reviewed.)

Question 12

Correct usage of commas, ellipses, semicolons, colons, hyphens, and parentheses.

Question 13

Correct usage of quotation marks and apostrophes.

Question 14

Do not forget the word ‘whose’ and its correct usage.

Question 15

Do not forget the difference between it’s and its.