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English ACT
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English ACT
5 passages with 2 question formats within passages
Find words that are underlined and assigned numbers
Boxed numbers that refer to entire paragraphs
Usage and Mechanics
10 punctuation questions
Commas, apostrophes, colons, semicolons
12 grammar questions
Usually target one incorrect word that violates English grammar
18 sentence structure questions
Clause relationships, parallelism, and placement of modifiers
Rhetorical Skills
12 questions on writing strategy
Revising to improve effectiveness
11 organization questions
Rearrange a sentence paragraph, or passage to maximize coherence and unity
12 style questions
Picking most appropriate words for a sentence in terms of its tone and clarity
ENGLISH TIPS
6 Stategies
Skim the paragraph
Ask yourself 3 things
Does it belong here?
Does this sound like proper English?
Does this make sense?
When in doubt, take it out
Choose the shortest anwer
Don't be to influenced by the answers
Be comfortable with NO CHANGE
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Commas
Rule 1: Use commas for a list or for a small pause or shift in a sentence
Rule 2: Use commas to separate a nonessential word, phrase or clause
If you can take it out and the sentence still makes sense
Use a comma before FANBOYS conjunction
When in doubt, take it out
Apostrophes
Rule 1: Possessive always gets 's
Remember to think about contractions
Top grammar rules
Rule 1: Subject-verb agreement
Match a verb to its subject
Rule 2:
In most cases the subject and verb are separated
Rule 3:
Sometimes the subject and verb are close together
Rule 1: Pronoun-noun agreement
Make sure pronoun agrees with the noun
Rule 2:
Someone, everyone, or everybody need a singular pronoun
English Strategy
Strategy Questions
Adding Transitions
Adding evidence to a passage
Style Questions
Redundancy
When in doubt, take it out!
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Foreign Imports
Advanced planning
combined together
few in number
close proximity
honest truth
Wordiness
Shortest answer is normally right
Tone
Organization Questions
Paragraph Organization
Sentence Organization
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