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Meltzer  \nNew York | Vancouver  \nCopyright © 2021 The Critical Reader Publishing  \nCover © 2021 Tugboat Design  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written  \npermission from the author.  \nFor information regarding bulk purchases, reprints, and foreign distribution and rights, please send  \n[correspondence to thecriticalreader1@gmail.com](correspondence to thecriticalreader1@gmail.com).  \nIELTS® is a recognized trademark of the British Council and IDP Australia, which are unaffiliated with  \nand do not endorse this product.  \nISBN-13: 978-1-7335895-7-4  \nALSO BY ERICA L. MELTZER  \nThe Ultimate Guide to SAT® Grammar & Workbook SAT® Vocabulary: A New Approach (with Larry Krieger) The Critical Reader: The Complete Guide to SAT® Reading The Critical Reader: AP® English Language and Composition Edition  \nThe Critical Reader: AP® English Literature and Composition Edition The Complete Guide to ACT® English  \nThe Complete Guide to ACT® Reading  \nGRE® Vocabulary in Practice  \nThe Complete GMAT® Sentence Correction Guide  \nHow to Write for Class: A Student’s Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Style  \nTable of Contents  \n\n| Introduction   9\u003Cbr>A Note About the English in this Guide . . . 13\u003Cbr>IELTS Writing Cheat Sheet . . . 14\u003Cbr>Parts of Speech . . . 18 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n| Basic Conventions and Punctuation\u003Cbr>1. Paragraphs . . . 24\u003Cbr>2. Capitalization and Spacing . . . 24\u003Cbr>3. Apostrophes . . . 26\u003Cbr>4. Numbers   27\u003Cbr>5. Register: Formal vs Informal . . . 28 |\n|  |\n| Definite and Indefinite Articles\u003Cbr>6. Articles with Singular Nouns . . . 40\u003Cbr>7. Articles with Plural Nouns   45\u003Cbr>8. Articles with Geographic Locations . . . 49\u003Cbr>9. Articles with Nationalities   50 |\n|  |\n| Sentence Construction\u003Cbr>10. Elements ofa Sentence   52\u003Cbr>11. Conjunctions and Sentence Types . . . 56\u003Cbr>12. Comma Splices with Pronouns . . . 60\u003Cbr>13. Dependent Clauses: Verbs and Punctuation . . . 62\u003Cbr>14. Preposition + Which . . . 65\u003Cbr>15. Too Many Clauses . . . 66\u003Cbr>16. Parallel Structure   67 |\n\n\n| Verb Forms, Tenses, and Modes\u003Cbr>17. Tense Consistency . . . 72\u003Cbr>18. Present Tense: Simple vs. Continuous . . . 73\u003Cbr>19. Present vs. Future vs. Conditional   74\u003Cbr>20. Present Perfect vs. Simple Past . . . 76\u003Cbr>21. Past Continuous   81\u003Cbr>22. Past Perfect   82\u003Cbr>23. Past Conditional   83\u003Cbr>24. Future Perfect   83\u003Cbr>25. Sequence of Tenses: Conditionals . . . 84\u003Cbr>26. Sequence of Tenses: Indirect Speech . . . 85\u003Cbr>• Common Irregular Verbs: Principal Parts . . . 87\u003Cbr>27. Modal Verb + Bare Infinitive Only . . . 88\u003Cbr>28. Direct Questions   89\u003Cbr>29. Passive Voice   90 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n| Subject-Verb Agreement\u003Cbr>30. Third-Person Singular vs. Plural . . . 94\u003Cbr>31. Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns . . . 99 |\n|  |\n| Pronouns and Nouns\u003Cbr>32. Omitted and Unnecessary Pronouns . . . 102\u003Cbr>33. Agreement with It and They . . . 103\u003Cbr>34. Additional Pronouns   106\u003Cbr>35. Noun Agreement . . . 109\u003Cbr>36. Reflexive Pronouns   110\u003Cbr>37. People vs. Things . . . 112\u003Cbr>38. Commas with That, Which, and Who   116\u003Cbr>39. Indirect Questions   118 |\n\n\n| Modifiers\u003Cbr>40. Adjective Placement . . . 122\u003Cbr>41. Order of Adjectives . . . 124\u003Cbr>42. 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