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The Importance of Vocabulary Roots in AP English

The Advanced placement exams are very important for students, suggests Joseph Paul, as they look very good on the students’ report cards and also help them to get credit in certain universities which helps them to save a major portion of the tuition money demanded from students who have not cleared the exam.

The advanced placement English course requires the full dedication of the students as it is a very difficult course. But if the students are quite devoted to passing this exam then it is not a major hurdle to pass the AP English course. The benefits of having the degree of AP English on one’s report card are many. AP English test is of two kinds- one is the AP English Language Test and the other is AP English Literature test. There is a very fundamental difference between these two tests. The test can be chosen based on the skill and the requirements set down by the colleges or universities to which the student is planning to apply to.

Vocabulary roots are very essential for increasing one’s vocabulary of English. A good knowledge of English vocabulary is very important to gain a fair command over the language.

The AP English Test requires a good vocabulary in English and the students need to work very hard to acquire one. Vocabulary roots are very essential for increasing one’s vocabulary of English. A good knowledge of English vocabulary is very important to gain a fair command over the language. Especially the AP English test requires that the students have a very good and enriched knowledge of the language and therefore, it becomes imperative for them to have a very good and rich vocabulary of the language.

English vocabulary is very expansive and this may discourage people who are planning to take up AP English but in reality it is very easy to gain utmost knowledge of the language and its vocabulary if one is really dedicated to gaining it. There are several ways to improve one’s English vocabulary, these include:

• Focus on root words
• Use regular help of dictionary and thesaurus
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Phrasal verbs
• Foreign language words

Thus, AP English is very important for getting entry in to a good college or university. Any senior year student needs to do at least one AP class to gain easy admission to a top ranking university and AP English is a very good course in such case. This becomes very for such people who are hardworking and dedicated to achieving their goals in time.

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