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I designed these presentations for students taking the now defunct writing section of the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Test—although I imagine that anyone preparing for a sentence-level test will benefit. The presentations adhere [almost always] to the item specifications for the FCBSET. They are short lessons [20 minutes or so] that introduce the skills but do not attempt to cover every scenario in a comprehensive or exhaustive way.
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| Skill | FCBSET | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Appropriate Words and Expressions | 2.1 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Confused/Misused Words and Phrases | 2.2 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Misplaced Modifiers | 3.1 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Coordination and Subordination | 3.2 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Parallel Structure | 3.3 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences | 3.4 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Verb Forms | 4.1 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Tense Shift | 4.2 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | 4.3 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Pronoun Agreement | 4.4 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Pronoun Shift | 4.5 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Pronoun Reference | 4.6 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Pronoun Case | 4.7 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Adjectives and Adverbs | 4.8 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Degree | 4.9 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Spelling | 4.10 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Punctuation | 4.11 | Handout | PowerPoint |
| Capitalization Expanded! | 4.12 | Handout | PowerPoint |