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This book explores thirty of the most common errors made by CELPIP test takers and is useful for all three CELPIP tests. Each error type includes a short explanation, guidelines for correct usage, examples of typical mistakes made by test takers, and practice exercises. A final review test is included.
You will find material here that will help you improve your speaking and writing skills; at the same time, studying these errors will strengthen your reading and listening skills. Test takers will learn about thirty errors, which have been divided into four categories.
- Grammar: 15 error types
- Punctuation: 5 error types
- Word Choice: 5 error types
- Speaking: 5 error types
This resource has been designed to present you with as many common errors as possible. However, some of the errors are quite complex, and we have only been able to look at one or two aspects of these errors. If you need more information about any of the errors presented here, we highly recommend that you consult additional resources, such as English textbooks on grammar or pronunciation.
Becoming aware of these mistakes and studying the language elements related to them means that you will be less likely to make these mistakes yourself. When you are ready, you can test your understanding of these mistakes by attempting the review test at the end of the book.
The examples and exercises in this book are based on actual errors made by CELPIP test takers, so they provide you with true examples of exactly the types of problems that test takers have during the CELPIP test. Take this opportunity to learn the things that you should and shouldn’t do as a CELPIP test taker. Best of luck to you!
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
GRAMMAR
- WORD FORMS
- RUN-ON SENTENCES
- SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
- PARALLELISM
- USING WHERE AND IN WHICH
- MISPLACED MODIFIERS
- DANGLING MODIFIERS
- PRONOUN–ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
- NOUN COUNTABILITY
- USE OF THE
- SUBJECT–VERB AGREEMENT
- PASSIVE VOICE
- PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
- PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
- SECOND CONDITIONAL
PUNCTUATION
- CAPITALIZATION
- COMMAS
- SENTENCE ENDINGS
- APOSTROPHES
- FORMATTING
WORD CHOICE
- PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
- TRANSITION TERMS
- HOMONYMS AND MALAPROPISMS
- REDUNDANCIES
- REGISTER
SPEAKING
- VOWEL SUBSTITUTION
- PAUSING AND INTONATION
- STRESS AND RHYTHM
- SUPPORTING DETAIL
- DISORGANIZED CONTENT
REVIEW TEST
ANSWER KEY
GRAMMAR
PUNCTUATION
WORD CHOICE
SPEAKING
REVIEW TEST
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