AP English Language and Composition, one topic at a time
The exam is the morning of Wednesday, May 12, 2027: 45 multiple-choice and 3 free-response questions in 3 hr 15 min. Ashore has a short lesson for every topic in all 9 units, each ending with a few questions on what it taught. Practice sets and mock exams for English Language are on the way.
Exam day
May 12
2027 Wednesday · Morning
- 45 multiple choice · 60 min
- 3 free response · 135 min
- Scored 1 to 5
What's on the May 2027 exam
How the exam is split, how long each part runs and what you can use.
How students scored in May 2026
| Scored 5 | Scored 4 | Scored 3 | Scored 2 | Scored 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15% | 28% | 32% | 15% | 10% |
Source: College Board score distributions. Compare all 40 AP exams
AP English Language and Composition score calculator: enter your section results and see an estimated 1–5 score.
All 9 units
The College Board doesn't give these units exam weights.
Unit 1
Rhetorical Situation, Claims, and Evidence
The Rhetorical Situation: Exigence and Purpose · Audience, Writer, and Context · Claims That Require a Defense · Types of Evidence · Embedding Sources in a Claim-and-Evidence Paragraph
Unit 2
Audience, Appeals, and Thesis
An Audience’s Beliefs, Values, and Needs · Appeals: The Modes of Persuasion · Strategic and Sufficient Evidence · Finding the Thesis · Writing a Defensible Thesis Statement
Unit 3
Commentary and Line of Reasoning
Commentary That Links Evidence to Claims · Synthesis and Attribution · Line of Reasoning · Commentary Across an Argument · Flawed Reasoning · Methods of Development: Narration and Cause-Effect
Unit 4
Introductions, Conclusions, and Methods of Development
Introductions · Conclusions · Thesis Statements That Preview Reasoning · Methods of Development: Comparison-Contrast · Methods of Development: Definition and Description
Unit 5
Coherence, Transitions, and Word Choice
Body Paragraphs · Coherence and Unity · Transitional Elements · Word Choice: Connotation and Precision
Unit 6
Sources, Bias, and Tone
Synthesizing Multiple Sources · Credibility, Position, and Perspective · Bias and Limitations in Sources · Revising a Thesis for New Evidence · Tone and Shifts in Tone
Unit 7
Qualifying Claims, Sentences, and Punctuation
Introductions and Conclusions Revisited · Complexity and Qualified Claims · Clauses: Coordination and Subordination · Sentence Arrangement and Emphasis · Punctuation and Design
Unit 8
Audience-Aware Style
Comparisons That Connect with an Audience · Diction, Syntax, and Credibility · Style, Complexity, and Irony · Modifiers and Parenthetical Elements
Unit 9
Counterarguments
Entering an Ongoing Conversation · Concession · Rebuttal and Refutation · Introducing Counterarguments
How you'll study English Language
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A lesson for every topic
Each one explains a single idea step by step, then checks it with a few questions.
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Practice on each topic
Questions build from easy to exam level. Any you miss come back as similar ones 1, 3 and 7 days later.
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Free response
Write under the exam timer, then score each answer point by point, the way an AP reader would.
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Mock exams and a predicted score
Same sections, time limits and calculator rules as the May exam. Every set and mock updates your predicted 1 to 5.
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