Six elements of effective writing are included in the English Test:punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, strategy, organization, andstyle. The questions covering punctuation, grammar, and sentencestructure make up the Usage/Mechanics subscore. The questions coveringstrategy, organization, and style make up the Rhetorical Skillssubscore.

　　英语写作所要求的六要素包含在英语测试中：标点、语法、句子结构、写作技巧、文章结构、文体。前面三个部分的问题组成了“用法与结构”的得分。后三个部分组成了“修辞技巧”的得分。

　　Usage/Mechanics

　　“用法与结构”

　　· Punctuation (13%). Questions in this category test your knowledge ofthe conventions of internal and end-of-sentence punctuation, withemphasis on the relationship of punctuation to meaning (for example,avoiding ambiguity, indicating appositives).

　　· 标点符号(13%)这方面问题考察考生对标点在文章内和句子结尾的用法，重点考察举例、避免混淆、同位格方面的标点运用。

　　· Grammar and Usage (16%). Questions in this category test yourunderstanding of agreement between subject and verb, between pronounand antecedent, and between modifiers and the word modified; verbformation; pronoun case; formation of comparative and superlativeadjectives and adverbs; and idiomatic usage.

　　· 语法及运用(16%)这方面问题考察考生对主语和动词、代词和先行词、修饰语和被修饰词、动词形式、代词格、形容词和副词的比较级和最高级形式及习惯用法的理解。

　　· Sentence Structure (24%). Questions in this category test yourunderstanding of relationships between and among clauses, placement ofmodifiers, and shifts in construction.