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Standard English conventions

Maintaining verb form, tense, mood, and agreement

Standard English conventions · Lesson 3 of 5

Lesson 3 of 5

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Unit 3

Standard English conventions

5 lessons · 6 h 45 min of study

Controlling sentence boundaries and core punctuation1 h 45 min of study
Using phrases, clauses, and modifiers clearly1 h 15 min of study
Maintaining verb form, tense, mood, and agreementReading · 0%
Using pronouns and possessives precisely1 h of study
Maintaining comparison, parallelism, and sentence sense1 h 15 min of study

This unit is ≈13% of the PSAT, across 5 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 3 of 5 · Standard English conventions

Maintaining verb form, tense, mood, and agreement

3 quick checks≈3% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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Ensure subject-verb agreement in simple and more complex sentences, including sentences with intervening phrases or inverted order.
Maintain consistent and appropriate verb tense to reflect timing, sequence, and general truth.
Choose correct verb forms, including principal parts and appropriate uses of finite and nonfinite verbs.

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Apply standard English conventions for mood, including indicative, imperative, and conditional or subjunctive uses where tested.

Revise sentences to preserve logical agreement and consistency among verbs across a sentence or passage.

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