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đ IBA English â Detailed Suggestion Topics
PART A â GRAMMAR
1. Error Detection
SubjectâVerb Agreement
Tense
Article
Preposition
Pronoun
Adjective & Adverb
Conjunction
Verb form
Infinitive & Gerund
Modifier
Parallelism
Comparison
Conditional
Voice
Number
Countable & Uncountable Noun
Double Negative
Redundancy
Idiomatic Expression
Wrong word usage
Sentence structure
2. Sentence Correction
SubjectâVerb Agreement
Tense & Sequence of Tense
Pronoun reference
Modifier placement
Parallel structure
Comparison
Articles
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Verb forms
Gerund & Infinitive
Conditional sentences
ActiveâPassive
Conciseness
Logical consistency
Idiomatic expressions
3. Sentence Modification
Identifying grammatical errors
Removing unnecessary words
Replacing incorrect words
Changing conjunctions
Correcting pronoun/reference
Correcting modifier
Correcting verb form
Correcting article/preposition
Improving sentence structure
4. Paraphrasing
Meaning preservation
Changing sentence structure
Participial phrase
Clause transformation
Active â Passive
Direct â Indirect
Simple â Complex â Compound
Conditional transformation
Modifier-related meaning
Dangling modifier
Ambiguous sentence
5. Fill in the Blanks
Grammar-based
Vocabulary-based
Context-based
Preposition
Article
Conjunction
Verb
Adjective/Adverb
Logical connector
Idiomatic expression
PART B â VOCABULARY
6. Synonym
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ:
High-frequency vocabulary
Advanced vocabulary
Contextual synonym
Closely related words
Vocabulary from business/economics/general reading
7. Antonym
Direct antonym
Contextual antonym
Prefix-based antonym
Contrasting words
8. Word Replacement
Appropriate replacement of a word
Contextual meaning
Formal vs informal word
Exact meaning
Similar-looking words
9. Correct Usage of Words
āĻāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ context-āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§:
Noun vs Verb
Adjective vs Adverb
Similar words
Confusing words
Wrong collocation
Contextual usage
10. Sentence Completion
Vocabulary-based
Logic-based
Contextual
Connector-based
Tone-based
11. Sentence Equivalence
āĻāĻāĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ option
Meaning preservation
Contextual vocabulary
Synonym recognition
Sentence logic
12. Cloze Test
Contextual vocabulary
Grammar
Connector
Preposition
Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Logical flow
Overall passage meaning
13. Phrase & Idioms
Common idioms
Business idioms
Phrasal expressions
Meaning-based questions
Correct usage
14. Phrasal Verbs
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§:
Look up
Look after
Look into
Look for
Bring about
Carry out
Come across
Give up
Put off
Take over
Turn down
Turn up
Break down
Set up
Call off
15. Analogy
Synonym relationship
Antonym relationship
Partâwhole
Objectâfunction
Causeâeffect
Workerâwork
Degree relationship
Toolâuser
Characteristicâobject
16. Prefix & Suffix
Prefixes:
un-
in-/im-/il-/ir-
dis-
mis-
re-
pre-
post-
anti-
inter-
sub-
super-
under-
over-
Suffixes:
-tion
-ment
-ness
-ity
-al
-ive
-ous
-ful
-less
-able
-ize
-ist
17. One-word Substitution
Person
Profession
Place
Situation
Habit
Personality
Government/system
Relationship
18. Confusing Words
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ:
affect / effect
accept / except
advice / advise
principal / principle
complement / compliment
stationary / stationery
eminent / imminent
economic / economical
personal / personnel
cite / site / sight
discreet / discrete
PART C â READING & VERBAL ABILITY
19. Reading Comprehension
Passage-based Questions
Main idea
Central theme
Title
Author's purpose
Author's tone
Inference
Conclusion
Specific information
Factual information
True/False
Vocabulary in context
Meaning of a phrase
Reference of a pronoun
Implication
Assumption
Argument
Author's attitude
Important RC Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Identifying keywords
Identifying transition words
Eliminating wrong options
Understanding paragraph structure
20. Para Jumble / Sentence Rearrangement
āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§:
Opening sentence identification
Closing sentence identification
Pronoun clues
Article clues
Connector clues
Chronological order
Causeâeffect sequence
General â specific
Problem â solution
Introduction â explanation â conclusion
Mandatory sentence pairs
Logical continuity
21. Para Summary
Central idea identification
Supporting idea āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example vs main argument
Scope of passage
Author's position
Extreme options āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Too broad / too narrow options
Accurate summary selection
22. Paragraph Completion
Logical continuation
Causeâeffect
Contrast
Example
Explanation
Conclusion
Transition words
Tone consistency
Topic consistency
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ connector:
However, Therefore, Moreover, Furthermore, Nevertheless, Consequently, Hence, Thus, Although, Despite, In contrast, For example, In addition
23. Sentence Elimination
Irrelevant sentence
Off-topic sentence
Repeated idea
Contradictory sentence
Logical discontinuity
Wrong sequence
Pronoun/reference mismatch
Topic shift
24. Sentence Insertion
Before/after relationship
Pronoun reference
Connector clues
Chronological clues
Causeâeffect
Exampleâexplanation
Generalâspecific relationship
Paragraph flow
PART D â ADVANCED IBA-STYLE ENGLISH
25. Logical Connectors
Cause
Effect
Contrast
Addition
Example
Condition
Concession
Conclusion
26. Modifiers
Misplaced modifier
Dangling modifier
Participial phrase
Adjective clause
Adverbial phrase
27. Parallelism
Parallel verbs
Parallel nouns
Parallel phrases
Parallel clauses
Correlative conjunction
bothâĻand / eitherâĻor / neitherâĻnor / not onlyâĻbut also
28. SubjectâVerb Agreement
Collective noun
Either/Neither
Each/Every
Along with
As well as
Together with
A number of / The number of
Relative pronoun
29. Articles
A / An
The
Zero article
Proper nouns
Abstract nouns
Unique objects
Geographical names
30. Prepositions
Time
Place
Movement
Cause
Relationship
Fixed prepositions
Prepositional phrases
31. Tense
Present
Past
Future
Perfect
Continuous
Perfect continuous
Sequence of tense
32. Conditional
Zero conditional
First conditional
Second conditional
Third conditional
Mixed conditional
Unless / If / Provided that
33. Voice
Active
Passive
Modal passive
Perfect passive
Continuous passive
34. Narration
Direct â Indirect
Statement
Question
Command
Request
Exclamation
đ¯ FINAL PRIORITY LIST FOR IBA
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Tier 1 â Must Do
Error Detection
Sentence Correction
Sentence Modification
Synonym & Antonym
Word Replacement
Correct Usage
Sentence Completion
Reading Comprehension
Para Jumble
Para Summary
Tier 2 â Very Important 11. Sentence Equivalence 12. Cloze Test 13. Phrasal Verb 14. Idioms & Phrases 15. Analogy 16. Paragraph Completion 17. Sentence Elimination 18. Sentence Insertion 19. Modifier 20. Parallelism
Tier 3 â Complete the Preparation 21. Prefix & Suffix
22. One-word Substitution
23. Confusing Words
24. Article
25. Preposition
26. SubjectâVerb Agreement
27. Tense
28. Pronoun
29. Conditional
30. Voice & Narration
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