Accuplacer - Sentence Skills Sample

Sentence Skills

Two kinds of questions are given in this test. Sentence correction questions ask you to choose a word or phrase to substitute for an underlined portion of a sentence. Construction shift questions ask that a sentence be rewritten in a specific way without changing the meaning. A broad variety of topics are included. You will be presented a total of 20 questions.

This test measures your understanding of sentence structure -- how sentences are put together and what makes a sentence complete and clear.

Before you begin the actual test there will be two sample questions with the correct answers indicated. In some questions you will be asked to select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.

Sample Question #1

Ms. Rose planning to teach a course in biology next summer.

- planning
- are planning
- with a plan
- plans

The correct answer is plans. The sentence should be "Ms. Rose plans to teach a course in biology next summer."

In other questions you will be asked to rewrite a sentence in your head. You will be told how to begin your new sentence. Your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given you.

Sample Question #2

Being a female jockey, she was often interviewed.

Rewrite, beginning with “She was often interviewed . . .”

The next words will be

- on account of she was
- by her being
- because she was
- being as she was

The correct answer is because she was. The sentence should be "She was often interviewed because she was a female jockey."

This test measures your understanding of sentence structure -- how sentences are put together and what makes a sentence complete and clear.

Before you begin there will be two sample questions with the correct answers indicated. In some questions you will be asked to select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.


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