Edgar Allen Poe's life was often touched by this disease.
What is "tuberculosis"?
100
What can reading the descriptions tell you about the passages on the ACT Reading section?
What is "whether or not they are fiction"?
100
This type of phrase is often found between two commas.
What is an appositive?
100
A 5-point essay includes these three sections.
What is an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
100
This is how we know a verb is transitive.
What is "it has a direct object"
200
This author was a nihilist - his tombstone reads "Nothing Matters."
Who is Ambrose Bierce?
200
What are the four basic steps of speed reading for nonfiction articles?
What are 1. Read the title/description; 2. Read the first paragraph completely; 3. Read the final paragraph completely; 4. Read the first sentence of all body paragraphs
200
This type of phrase can be a gerund, a participial, or an infinitive. They look like verbs, but they arent!
What is a verbal phrase?
200
These are the four parts of a conclusion paragraph.
What are: 1. Return to the language of introduction/complete hook; 2. Sum up the evidence/body section; 3. Restate thesis; 4. Give a good closing remark/"clincher" statement
300
In Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," the devil is unable to tempt Tom into going into what kind of business?
What is the slave trade?
300
Most of the important information in a nonfiction article is found in these two paragraphs.
What are the first and last?
300
This type of verbal phrase includes the helping verb "to"
What is an infinitive?
300
When arguing for a particular opinion, it is important to specifically "trash" the argument of the opposition. You should read and understand your opponent's ideas in order to do this as much and as often as possible. This tactic is also known as...
What is refutation?
300
An adjective is used to describe these two types of words.
What are nouns and pronouns?
400
Ambrose Bierce is often credited with popularizing this type of ending to stories.
What is a twist ending?
400
Completing this step of speed reading allows us to form a quick mental outline of the article.
What is "reading the first sentence of the body paragraphs"?
400
The verbal phrase (and type) used in this sentence:
The man walking down the street is a complete maniac.
What is "walking down the street" (participial)?
400
This part of a 5-paragraph essay states what you hope to accomplish by writing the essay.
What is the thesis?
400
The type of word that most often ends in -ly
What is an adverb?
500
Samuel Clemens changed his name to Mark Twain, a reference to this activity often found in his writing.
What is riverboat travel?
500
What should you do if you see that an article on the ACT Reading section is fiction?
What is "skip it and come back to it last"?
500
This is how we know a verbal is not "the verb" in a sentence.
What is "it is left over at the end of the grammar Order of Operations/we have already eliminated the verb"
500
In a timed situation, it is understood that this part of your writing will not be perfect; however, it is a good idea to use any time you have left to fix as many mistakes as possible and make sure that errors do not make your writing difficult to understand or follow.
What is grammar?
500
When a modifier is to far away from the word it describes, you have this type of error. (Hint: these errors usually make the sentence hilarious)