Ch 11: How to Identify Usage Errors: Homeschool Curriculum
About This Chapter
Who's it for?
This unit of our 12th Grade English Homeschool Curriculum course will benefit any student who is trying to learn how to identify various types of usage errors. There is no faster or easier way to learn about finding usage errors. Among those who would benefit are:
- Students who require an efficient, self-paced course of study to learn how to find errors related to the use of pronouns, subjects and verbs.
- Homeschool parents looking to spend less time preparing lessons and more time teaching.
- Homeschool parents who need an English curriculum that appeals to multiple learning types (visual or auditory).
- Gifted students and students with learning differences.
How it works:
- Students watch a short, fun video lesson that covers a specific unit topic.
- Students and parents can refer to the video transcripts to reinforce learning.
- Short quizzes and a How to Identify Usage Errors unit exam confirm understanding or identify any topics that require review.
How to Identify Usage Errors Unit Objectives:
- Finding errors related to the use of singular and plural pronouns.
- Pinpointing errors connected to verb tenses.
- Finding errors related to subject-verb agreement.
1. Identifying Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
It's important that the subject and verb in every sentence agree in number. While it's often easy to make this happen, there are a few situations in which it can be tricky to achieve subject-verb agreement. This lesson explains how you can be sure to pair the right verb with a subject.
2. Identifying Errors of Verb Tense
In order to identify verb tense errors, you'll need to learn about the six verb tenses and how they differ. Once you know how to look for them, problematic shifts in verb tenses can be spotted and avoided easily.
3. Identifying Errors of Singular and Plural Pronouns
It's sometimes not completely clear at first whether a singular or plural pronoun is necessary in a sentence. This lesson covers those confusing situations and explains how to be sure that you're using the right pronoun.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the 12th Grade English: Homeschool Curriculum course
- British Prose Authors - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- British Poetry - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- British Drama - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- African American Authors - Overview: Homeschool Curriculum
- American Prose - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- American Dramatic Literature - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- Literary Terms - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- Writing Essays - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- How to Cite Source Materials: Homeschool Curriculum
- Writing Conventions - Usage: Homeschool Curriculum
- Punctuation in Writing - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- Elements of Grammar - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- Capitalization & Spelling Strategies -12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
- Linking Texts & Media - 12th Grade: Homeschool Curriculum
