Test Format
How long is the ACT English section?
45 minutes
What does the word OMIT mean?
Take away, leave out
Use a __________ after a complete sentence before a list or clarification.
colon
Give an example of a collective pronoun.
Any of the following:
each, anyone, everyone, someone, no one, everybody, anybody, somebody, nobody, either, neither
Correct the following sentence.
"Out of pizza, hamburgers, and hot dogs, I like eating pizza more."
"Out of pizza, hamburgers, and hot dogs, I like eating pizza the most."
How many questions are on the English section?
75
What does the word CONCISE mean?
Short, sweet and to the point
A _______ is not strong enough to separate two independent clauses on its own.
comma
Who vs Whom
1. If you can replace with 'him, her, them' use ______
2. If you can replace with 'he, she, they' use ______
1. Whom 2. Who
Correct the following sentence:
"Every afternoon we lay down and rest for an hour."
"Every afternoon we lie down and rest for an hour."
(Can only use lay to mean "recline" in the past tense.)
Name one grammar concept covered on the English section.
Any of the following:
Sentence Basics, Number Agreement, Punctuation, Possession, Tense, Parallelism, Transitions, Wordiness, Proper Wording, Illogical Comparisons
Keeping the structure of wording similar to maintain good flow to the writing. (i.e. They came, they saw, they conquered.)
Parallelism
You can use a ___________, instead of "and", to join two complete, related sentences
semicolon
A singular subject must have a _______ verb.
A plural subject must have a _________ verb.
singular, plural
Correct the following sentence:
"I found the awesome ACT English jeopardy game to be incredibly affective."
"I found the awesome ACT English jeopardy game to be incredibly effective."
True or False:
The questions are in a random order of difficulty.
True
Name the FANBOYS.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
True or false: If a pronoun is possessive, it will have an apostrophe.
False
True or false:
In a sentence, a modifier should be closest to the subject/object that it is modifying.
True
Correct the following sentence:
"Please stop calling me I no longer consider you a friend."
"Please stop calling me: I no longer consider you a friend."
(a dash can also be used)
There are _________ passages with _________ questions each.
5
15
What does the word INFER mean?
To make a logical, educated guess based off of information on the passage.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
What is the most versatile, yet least used punctuation?
Dash
That vs Which
Use _______ when the information in the clause isn’t necessary to understanding the noun in the sentence.
Use ________ when the information in the clause is necessary to understand the preceding noun.
Which
That
Correct the following sentence:
"An earthquake that is 8 on the Richter scale a truly massive disaster indeed, will almost certainly be a major news story throughout the world."
"An earthquake that is 8 on the Richter scale - a truly massive disaster indeed - will almost certainly be a major news story throughout the world."