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All ten competencies and 57 skills, from a syllabus that is part of a state rule.

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The FTCE English Language Skills subtest (826)Subtest 826 is 30 multiple-choice questions in 40 minutes. A scaled 200 passes, worth at most 63% correct, so about 19 right. Three competencies cover…
Competency 1: Knowledge of language structureCompetency 1 of the English Language Skills subtest has four skills: modifier placement, parallelism, effective sentence structures including fragment…
Subject-verb agreement on the FTCEAgreement between subject and verb is skill 3 under Competency 3 of subtest 826, one of twelve conventions skills. The exam almost never asks about a …
FTCE Verb Tense and Shifts in TenseTwo separate skills in the rule cover verbs on subtest 826: "Determine and select standard verb forms" and "Determine and select inappropriate shifts …
FTCE Pronoun Case and ReferenceFour of the twelve conventions skills on subtest 826 are about pronouns: agreement with the antecedent, inappropriate pronoun shifts, clear reference,…
Misplaced and dangling modifiersThe rule states skill 1 of Competency 1 as "Evaluate correct placement of modifiers". Two errors are tested. A misplaced modifier sits next to the wro…
FTCE Parallel Structure ExplainedThe rule states it as "Apply knowledge of parallelism, including parallel expressions for parallel ideas". Three constructions demand it: items in a l…
FTCE Fragments, Comma Splices, Run-OnsThe rule puts fragments, comma splices, run-on sentences and syntax errors in a single skill under Competency 1 of subtest 826. Three of the four are …
FTCE ELS Competency 2: VocabularyCompetency 2 has three skills: determining the meaning of unknown, multiple-meaning words and phrases in context; selecting the correct use of commonl…
FTCE Word Choice and PrecisionThe rule says "commonly confused words, misused words, and phrases". The phrases half is the part candidates skip. It covers wrong idioms, redundant e…