Grammar

Parts of Speech
Correct Usage
Punctuation
Capitalization
Subject-verb Agreement
Sentence Construction/Fragment Sequencing
Modifiers
Finding Errors/Sentence Correction
Voice (active and passive)
UPCAT Language Proficiency Tips
Sharp vocabulary and grammar skills is the key to acing the language proficiency
subtest. An effective way to hone these skills is by reading professionally written
materials such as journals, books, magazines, and academic articles.
It is best to avoid poorly written editorials or blogs as though they may have
decent and understandable content, they tend to skew your understanding of proper
grammar and vocabulary.
Another good practice is to write in complete words and sentences when sending text
messages, emails, chats, and even when writing comments on social media. This will
help you a lot in getting accustomed to using properly structured sentences.
The dictionary is your best friend. It’s best to learn a new word everyday. Here’s
another reference you can use to learn new words that are most likely to appear in
the test so be sure to check it out here.
If you want to improve your english proficiency, we advised that you refrain from
watching Tagalized shows for the duration of your review until after the test.
Watch informative shows that are in full english instead. This will help you be
more familiar with the language.
Guessing the meaning of the word is actually possible, even if you don’t have a
dictionary or a thesaurus with you. You can do this by using context clues.
Example: "The wounded soldier languished in pain as there was no nearby medical
team to aid him." You would infer that the meaning of the word "languish" is to be
forced to remain in an unpleasant state.
Word games will definitely help you in expanding your vocabulary and understanding
of the words, and also your logical thinking. This means playing word games like
Scrabble, Word Factory, or even Boggle during your downtime can help you a lot in
preparing for the test.
Learn how to guess the meaning of a word by looking at the root word, and then
looking at the prefix or suffix. Example: “Circum” is a Latin word which means
“around” so English words that originated from it like circumference, circus, and
circuit all have that sense of going around.
Practice communication using the language. Both speaking and writing in english
will drastically help you improve your mastery of the language. What better way to
learn it that to put it into action, right? Practice on writing essays, editing
blogs and articles, or better yet, start your own. Do everything to improve your
language proficiency because it is one competency that you will need 24/7 not just
for the UPCAT or in UP but even in the real world after that