ACCUPLACER TEST STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE ALL SUBJECTS INCLUDED WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ENGLISH GRAMMER AND USAGE
The following list of English Grammar Rules and their Usage Rules are essential for
you to know. You must be familiar with these rules if you want to score well in this
area of the test.
Capitalization
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
2. Capitalize all proper names. Example: Russia, United Methodist Church, Dan
Marino.
3. Capitalize days of the week, months of they year, and holidays.
Example: The package was mailed on Tuesday, the day after Easter.
Note: Do NOT capitalize seasons.
Example: In Hawaii, summer is hot.
4. Capitalize the first and all other important words of a title. Example: The Art of a
Blacksmith
5. Capitalize nouns that are not regularly capitalized when they are used as part of
proper names
Example: Tomorrow, I am going to visit Aunt Mary, my favorite aunt.
Example: Tiger Avenue is a very wide avenue.
6. Capitalize the points of the compass only when referring to a direction.
Example: Many people enjoy country food in the South.
Note: Do NOT capitalize the points of the compass when referring to direction.
Example: Many geese head south in the fall.
7. Capitalize languages and specific place names used as modifiers. Do not capitalize
any other school subjects. Example: In two years, I will take German, astrology,
English literature, geometry,
American history, and ancient cultures.
8. Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation. Example: It was Martin Luther King
who said, “I have a dream.” Note: Do NOT capitalize the first word within quotation
marks if it does not begin a
complete sentence, when a directly quoted sentence is broken.
Example: “I hit my head,” he told us, “because the cabinet was left open.”