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Sentence Correction For Admission To Foreign Universities is a small guide that teaches the techniques of sentence correction to students appearing for competitive exams. Summary Of The Book Students who are preparing for admission for higher studies in foreign universities have to pass language tests. They have to prove their English language proficiency and grammar skills. They test the students’ knowledge of grammar, syntax and semantics. The book proves that the student has sufficient grasp of the language to be able to follow the academic lectures, converse with their fellow students and in other ways be able to communicate competently in the language. Sentence Correction For Admission To Foreign Universities helps students prepare for this kind of test in the admission exams. It provides a very brief review of grammar rules as relevant to each chapter. It concentrates mainly on those aspects of grammar and other language rules that are relevant to the correct construction of sentences. It also gives pointers on how to identify and correct errors. The book begins by explaining the Parts of Speech. It then explains How to Use Articles Correctly and discusses the Structure of different types of Sentences. It explains the Basic parts of a Sentence, the Subject and Predicate. It then covers sentence pattern, explaining the relationship between Subject, Verb, Object, Complement and Adverbial. This chapter then covers Sentence Structure, explaining through examples Simple, Compound and Complex sentences. It then covers Clauses and Phrases. Sentence Correction For Admission To Foreign Universities then covers Tenses and Parallel Constructs, Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronoun Usage Errors, Comparatives and Misplaced modifiers. It also covers the errors that can occur in idiomatic usage. The book demonstrates the different types of sentence errors and shows how to correct them. The book also contains a full length practice paper to help the readers test their knowledge and problem solving skills in preparation for the exam. About A. P. Sharma A. P. Sharma has extensive teaching experience. He has written other books like Handling Usually Confused Expressions In English Language, How to Be a Great Speaker, Hinduism Redefined, and Know Thyself: Attain Happiness and Live a Good Life. A. P. Sharma was born in Rajasthan in 1932. He has a Master’s degree in English literature, another postgraduate degree in Philosophy, and a doctorate in Education. He was the Associate Reader of Education at University of Sokoto. He retired as the professor of education at the IASE in Rajasthan. He has written close to 80 articles in many journals.