Sunday, October 17, 2010

Here are the pointers for your 2nd PT. I have included sample items for some sub-tests.
G
od Bless!

Part 1. Grammar
A. Using Correct Adjective Form to Complete Sentences
The students' performances were truly (excite) .
a. excited b. exciting c. excite d. excitement
B. Distinguishing Adjectives from Other Parts of Speech
Tell whether the italicized word is used as (1) adjective or (2) another part of speech.
I had spoken to some of the workers. (2)
Some voters have remained undecided on their choice of candidates. (1)
We quit subscribing to this paper a year ago. (1)
C. Classifying Adjective Phrases and Distinguishing Adjective Phrases from Noun
and Adverb Phrases
Tell how the italicized phrase is used in the sentence.
1. Boy is surely the man to complete Laine's life. (adjective infinitive phrase)
2. The students taking the test now have all secured their special permit.
(participial phrase)
3. The old house across the river belongs to my great grandparents.
(adjective prepositional phrase)
4. It was already dark when we rowed across the river. (adverb prepositional phrase)
5. To perform live at the Luce Auditorium used to be just a dream for me.
(noun infinitive phrase)
D. Identifying Errors in Using Participial and Infinitive Phrases
Identify the sentence which contains dangling/misplaced participial phrase
or dangling/split infinitive phrase.
1. a. Dressed in white, the waiter served us the buttered chicken.
b. The waiter, dressed in white, served us the buttered chicken.
c. The waiter served us the buttered chicken, dressed in white.
2. a. They wanted to rebuild the miniature carefully.
b. They wanted to carefully rebuild the miniature.
c. They wanted to rebuild carefully the miniature.

Part 2.
Literature
A. The Medieval Period
1. Background of the Period
2. Robin Hood
3. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
B. The Elizabethan Period
1. Background of the Period
2. Lyric Poetry and Its Different Classifications
3. The Structures of the Shakespearean and Petrarchan Sonnets
4. Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare

Part 3. Reading
A. Reading Comprehension
B. Contextual Clues Vocabulary

Part 4. Writing (Essay)

Total Number of Items: 100

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