"Mitch yelled at Kacie; Mitch has a black eye." The semicolon is correct because it does this.
What is separate two independent clauses.
100
Is this correct?
My favorite book is Harry Potter--a book about a boy wizard.
What is yes.
100
What does a comma and coordinating conjunction do?
What is separate independent clauses (same as a semi-colon)?
100
All writing in the ACT should take place in this specific type of structure which matches the correct tenses.
What is Parallel Structure?
100
What is Mr. Foster's first name?
What is Tom?
200
In addition to separating two independent clauses, a semicolon can also be used to do this.
What is separate items in a list that already contain commas:
"During the day I went to Gary, IN; I bought bacon, eggs, and hash browns; and I cooked breakfast for a homeless man."
200
Is this correct?
My student Saray--who wishes my death daily--did very well on her test.
What is yes?
200
A comma can also be used to separate these.
Ex. McKenzie is my nemesis because she plots my death, forges my signature, and steals my staples.
What are items in a list?
200
Another important structure in the ACT is this which makes sure that these two important parts of a clause "agree."
What is subject/verb agreement?
200
Mr. Foster's oldest brother does this for a living.
What is college professor of Economics?
300
Place the semicolon correctly:
"Alec and Danny visited Austin, TX, Newark, NJ, and Bogota, Columbia."
Where is between TX;Newark and NJ; and?
300
A dash is used to separate this grammatical term.
What is a non-essential (or non-essential information)?
300
Oddly enough, in order to make a subject plural, one must add this letter. It is the same letter that one would added to a verb to make it singular.
What is the letter "s"?
300
Mr. Foster has seen this band ten times in concert which is also the name of their first album (Ten).
What is Pearl Jam?
400
Place the semicolon correctly:
"When Kirsten and Payton work at Jimmy Johns, they get yelled at and underpaid, it makes them sad."
Where is between "underpaid; it?"
400
Please place the dash(s):
While walking with Zack and Billy the former being taller than the latter I tripped and fell; they laughed.
What is Billy--the former being taller than the latter--?
400
In addition to a comma, you need one of these coordinating conjunctions listed in the acronym FANBOYS.
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
400
Make the subject plural in this sentence:
The fish swims up the stream.
What is the fish swim up the stream.
400
As a graduate of the University of Illinois, Mr. Foster lived in both of these cities where the college is located. (Name one)
What is Champaign or Urbana?
500
A semicolon can be replaced be these two grammatical devices.
What is a period and a comma and a coordinating conjunction (, FANBOYS)?
500
This can be used to replace dashes, but it must abide by this symmetrical rule.
What is a comma, but if there is a comma on one side, there has to be a comma on both sides?
500
A comma is also needed in a complex sentence when the sentence is structured in this order.
What is when the dependent clause is first, the comma is needed to separate the independent clause?
500
What is the best way to determine what the correct tense or parallel structure will be when looking at an underlined portion on the English ACT?
What is to look at the portion of the sentence that is not underlined and compare the two.
500
Mr. Foster's love of Turtles stems from his obsession with this as a child.