Free grammar and punctuation study resource for NYS civil service exams
If you have a NYS CS exam coming up, the spelling, usage, and punctuation questions cost more people points than they should. Most people do not realize how many separate rules are folded into those questions until they see it written out. Points tend to slip away in the details rather than on anything truly hard. A comma in the wrong spot, two similar sounding words where only one fits, a sentence that does not quite hold together.
The grammar and punctuation sections of CS exams actually cover a lot more than most people expect:
- Grammar foundations: subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, verb tense, modifiers, parallel structure, and sentence construction
- Usage and spelling: the confusable words and the high-frequency spelling patterns that come up again and again
- Punctuation and mechanics: commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, and the comma splice that shows up on nearly every exam
We put together a free Grammar Resource covering the spelling, word choices, and punctuation rules that civil service exams test most.
What is on it:
- 100 commonly misspelled words, the ones that show up most and trip up the most candidates
- Commonly confused word pairs, where one wrong choice quietly costs you a point
- A punctuation quick reference that explains what each mark is required to do
- A plain language grammar glossary
This is a free resource. No cost, no sign up. We created it and think it is a great resource, and we want to share it with everyone.
Please feel free to stop by to check out the free grammar resources we put together at Free Civil Service Grammar Study Resources - Study Civil Service
Please share this free resource with anyone you know who is studying for an upcoming CS exam where grammar and punctuation are a subject of the examination.