ENC 0020 Exit Prep for Students
The Grammar Exam
You will have 50 minutes to complete 40 multiple choice grammar questions. The key to preparing for and succeeding on the grammar exam rests on knowing the core concepts covered, being attentive to detail while reading the exam questions, and becoming comfortable with the testing format. When taking a multiple choice exam, you need to learn how to use the process of elimination effectively and systematically.
The test covers the following concepts.
Conceptual and Organizational Skills (10 Questions)
Identifies topic sentence or thesis
- Recognizes adequate support provided by generalized or specific evidence
- Arranges ideas and supporting details in a logical pattern
- Recognizes effective transitional devices within the context of a passage
Word Choice Skills (4 Questions)
- Chooses appropriate words or expressions in context
- Recognizes commonly confused or misused words or phrases
Sentence Structure Skills (10 Questions)
- Places modifiers correctly
- Uses coordination and subordination effectively
- Recognizes parallel structures
- Avoids fragments, comma splices, and run-ons
Grammar, Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation Skills (16 Questions)
- Uses standard verb forms
- Avoids inappropriate shifts in verb tense
- Maintains agreement between subject and verb
- Maintains agreement between pronoun and antecedent
- Avoids inappropriate pronoun shifts
- Maintains clear pronoun reference
- Uses proper case forms
- Uses adjectives and adverbs correctly
- Uses appropriate degree forms
- Uses standard spelling
- Uses standard punctuation
- Uses standard capitalization
These items are covered in the course material.
In addition, you may gain extra practice by visiting the resources page where you will find additional tips, exercises, and web resources.
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