ALL ENGL 2311 CLASSES--TEST ADVICE

1. On your test you will have sentences that
contain the errors that we have studied on the
handout. You must find and correct the errors without
completely rewriting the sentence or changing
the tense. You will have about 7-10 sentences.
2. You should also be familiar with the tenses,
in particular (1)the present perfect tense (which requires
the words "have" or "has" added to the past participle
of the verb--such as "they have called" or "he has
stolen" or "the window has been broken"); (2) the
past perfect tense (which requires the word "had"
added to the past participle of the verb--such as
"had cooked" or "had been seen"); (3) the progressive
tenses (which require the -ing form of the verb, also
called the present participle--such as "I am ironing"
or "he was being arrested"). Check the page in the handout
which included examples of the tenses so that you can
recognize the words that are a part of the complete
verb of the sentence. If you have problems with the tenses,
visit the OWL. Google "verb tenses," and one of the web
sites will be the Purdue OWL.
3. Along with the sentences to correct, you will have a
scan test; I will provide the scan sheet if you do not
have an extra one. You will have about 20-25 questions.
4. EXTRA ADVICE: Read the yellow handout on the Research
Paper very carefully. It will answer almost all of your
questions. If you have a question, visit me, call me, or
email me. I will help you with your Power Point if you
need any help. You might want to bring it to me before
the presentation, and I will comment on it. Remember
to save your Power Point AND your research paper on a floppy,
a CD, or whatever you have available. I keep these. See
me if you do not have either of these.
5. Know the three ways to correct gender bias. Know the
pronoun errors on the Pronoun Reference handout. In a
sentence, be able to recognize the verb tense; study
the handout on verb tense. On the scan test,you will
have sentences which will require you to identify the
tense and voice of the verb.