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Please note: if you have difficulty understanding the information on this page or difficulty communicating your basic needs in English, you may take the lowest level ESL courses (ESL 134 or ESL 136 and ESL 137) without taking the ESL Placement Test.

Por favor nota: si tienes dificultad entendiendo la siguiente información o dificultad para comunicar tus necesidades básicas en inglés, deberías tomar los niveles más bajos de los cursos de inglés como segunda lengua o ESL (ESL 134 o ESL 136 y ESL 137) sin necesidad de tomar la prueba de ubicación de ESL.

ESL Grammar Placement

Grammar/Usage:  Tests your understanding of English grammar structures in the following two areas.

  • Sentence Elements:  This part of the test measures your understanding of parts of speech (noun, verb, etc.), subjects and verbs, modifiers, function words, mechanics (punctuation, spelling, capitalization), and word forms. 
  • Sentence Structure:  This part of the test measures your understanding of word order, clauses, and relationships among clauses. 
  • Click here for sample grammar questions from the test maker’s website

Sentence Structure

Schedule an Appointment  Test is approximately 1 hour in length.

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* Retest Policy - You may take the English Placement test once in an academic year.

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