Commas
Sentence Logic
ACT General
Parts of Speech
Lexicography
100
very generally commas do this
What is set off information that can be removed?
100
one clause that can stand on its own
What is a simple sentence?
100
the number of passages in each English section
What are five?
100
person, place, thing
What is a noun?
100
an adjective meaning "deep"
What is "profound"?
200
In an exception to the general rule, you should not set these off with commas, even though they are technically removable. The first part of the preceding sentence demonstrates the exception to the exception.
What are prepositional phrases?
200
at least one subordinate and one independent clause
What is a complex sentence?
200
the number of minutes for each English section
What is 45?
200
a state of being is this
What is a verb?
200
an adjective meaning "lukewarm"
What is "tepid"?
300
the proper name for the so-called "FANBOYS"
What is coordinating conjunctions?
300
at least two independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
300
the number of minutes for each passage on the English section
What is 9?
300
describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
300
adjective meaning "related to the writing of letters"
What is "epistolary"?
400
These are "equal" adjectives whose order can be flipped; separate them with a comma.
What are coordinate adjectives?
400
at least one dependent and two independent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence?
400
something you should never "leave on the table"
What are points?
400
can modify verbs, adjectives, or others of its own kind
What is an adverb?
400
an adjective meaning "having the qualities of the best example of something"
What is "paradigmatic"?
500
This should be set off by commas if it comes first, but it shouldn't be if it comes second.
What is a subordinate clause?
500
an improper way of joining two independent clauses using only a comma
What is a comma splice?
500
what you can deduce when two or more answer choices are essentially the same
What is they are all wrong?
500
the noun that a pronoun replaces
What is an antecedent?
500
the study of words: their etymologies and meanings
What is "lexicography"?
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