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SouthDakotaSupp. SouthDakota. ACT Test Prep : English Test Description. Six elements of effective writing are included in the English Test: punctuation, grammar and usage, sentence structure, strategy, organization, and style.

ACT Test Prep : English Test Description

The questions covering punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure make up the Usage/Mechanics subscore. The questions covering strategy, organization, and style make up the Rhetorical Skills subscore. Usage/Mechanics Punctuation (10-15%). Questions in this category test your knowledge of the conventions of internal and end-of-sentence punctuation, with emphasis on the relationship of punctuation to meaning (for example, avoiding ambiguity, indicating appositives).Grammar and Usage (15-20%). CommonCoreAlignment.