Mechanics

Mechanics items comprise 25 percent of the multiple-choice section of the Language Arts Writing Test. These questions assess the following topics:

• Capitalization
  • proper nouns and adjectives
  • titles
  • months/seasons
• Punctuation
  • commas in a series
  • commas in compound sentences
  • commas with introductory elements
  • commas with appositives
  • comma overuse

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