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Michigan ECPE Prep: Writing Benchmark 2009 - Question 2 - Rating: B
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Friday, December 10, 2010. Writing Benchmark 2009 - Question 2 - Rating: B. Original material provided by UMich ELI may be found here. Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE). The following composition was written by an ECPE examinee and scored using the 5-point ECPE Writing scale. Many popular movies are based on books. Some people believe the book versions are better than the movie versions. Which do you prefer? Support your answer with specific examples. However, there is alwa...
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Gerunds - Notes on Usage
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Friday, December 17, 2010. Gerunds - Notes on Usage. Adapted from English Grammar Online 4U. There are certain words in English that are usually followed by an infinitive or gerund. If you are not sure whether to use the infinitive or gerund, check out our lists or look the words up in a dictionary. Certain words are followed by an ing form of a verb. As the subject of a clause. Cycling is great for your health. He's afraid of traveling by plane. How about watching a movie later tonight? After these noun...
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Verbs: Perfect Tenses
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Thursday, December 16, 2010. Adapted from Andy and Audrey Jackson: Advanced Grammar Worksheets Photocopy Master, Prentice hall International (UK) Ltd 1995. There are three perfect tenses in English. They all refer to an action started before a certain point in time. In the case of simple tenses, this action is completed. Drama before she went to Paris. To Rome. He doesn't live here anymore. The snow will have melted. In the case of continuous tenses, the action may extend beyond the point of reference.
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Relating Ideas: Linking words and phrases 2
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Relating Ideas: Linking words and phrases 2. In the following essay, the linking words and phrases are left out. For numbers 1-9, choose the most appropriate words or phrases from those given below. For numbers 10-16, fill in each blank with any word or phrase that makes sense. Living in an ethnic community is very pleasant, (2) it definitely has some disadvantages. Let me explain what I mean through personal example. 1 a) on the contrary b) and c) but d) so. We are a bi-natio...
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Organizing Ideas
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010. The following sentence form an opinion essay, but they are in the wrong order. Working with a group, put them in logical order. Discuss how the underlined words and phrases help you. When you have finished, divide the sentences into paragraphs and write out the essay. The elderly couple down the street from me, for example. Spent over $20 on lottery tickets last week, and they have only their meager. Social security checks to support them. The people who run the lotteries.
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Writing Benchmark 2009 - Question 2 - Rating: C
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Friday, December 10, 2010. Writing Benchmark 2009 - Question 2 - Rating: C. Original material provided by UMich ELI may be found here. Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE). The following composition was written by an ECPE examinee and scored using the 5-point ECPE Writing scale. Many popular movies are based on books. Some people believe the book versions are better than the movie versions. Which do you prefer? Support your answer with specific examples. In the rest of the ess...
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Both, Either, Neither, Nor and So
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Friday, December 17, 2010. Both, Either, Neither, Nor and So. Adapted from English Grammar Online 4U. The following adverbs often generate some confusion. Read the examples below and then check your understanding by doing the following exercise. I like both cats and dogs. Jane likes cats. So do I. Jane doesn't like cats. I don't like cats either. Either . or . Jane either has a cat or a dog. Jane doesn't like cats. Neither do I./Nor do I. Neither . nor . I like neither cats nor dogs. If you tell a joke,.
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Writing Outline: For and Against Essays
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Writing Outline: For and Against Essays. Below is an example of an outline for a For and Against Essay. Restate the topic in your own words. Acknowledge the complexity of the issue and state that you will look at both For and Against arguments. Introduce the major argument For: "On the one hand.". Present the main points and elaborate. Introduce the major argument Against: "On the other hand.". Present the main points and elaborate. Many medical treatments and procedures have ...
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Infinitives or Gerunds? Notes on Usage and Meaning
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Friday, December 17, 2010. Notes on Usage and Meaning. Adapted from English Grammar Online 4U. There are certain words in English that are usually followed by an infinitive or gerund. If you are not sure whether to use the infinitive or gerund, check out our lists or look the words up in a dictionary. Certain words are followed by either an infinitive or gerund form, but the meaning of the word often changes accordingly. I started to read. / I started reading. Same meaning but different use. Go on to read.
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Michigan ECPE Prep: Subject-Verb Agreement: Rules and Exercise
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Thursday, December 16, 2010. Subject-Verb Agreement: Rules and Exercise. Here are some important rules for Subject-Verb (S/V) Agreement. A verb must agree in number with its subject:. A difficult word to define. Words that come between the subject and the verb are not part of the subject:. With anxiety and fears rarely has. When the subjects are joined by neither.nor. Not only.but also. The verb agrees with the subject that is closer. Subjects joined by and. Are usually plural. However, when each. Underl...
