Grammar
You use this punctuation between two independent clauses, in place of a comma and fanboys conjunction (or a period).
semicolon
Use this strategy to annotate the big picture, or main idea of a paragraph.
Caveman notes
How many main comma rules are there?
four
This is the story about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero temperatures of the Yukon Territory.
To Build a Fire
On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
bottom
What does FANBOYS stand for?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Use this strategy to annotate the details of a paragraph.
Know your geography.
Use commas to separate ___________________.
items in a list, or multiple adjectives describing the same thing
The Crucible is a fictionalized play inspired by _______________.
The Salem Witch Trials
How many states are there?
50
Use this punctuation to introduce a list.
colon
What score do you need to pass the ACT Reading test?
18
A trick to decide whether you need a comma between two adjectives is to include the word _______ between them.
and
This is one of America's founding fathers who had an ongoing feud with Alexander Hamilton.
Thomas Jefferson
Which nation was said to invent hot dogs?
Germany
Use this punctuation to bracket off unnecessary information.
commas or dashes
The ACT Reading test is a ____________ finding test.
Fact
One important strategy on the ACT English test is to eliminate as many ______________ as possible.
commas
What literary device did we study in the short story "The Story of an Hour"?
irony: dramatic and situational
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
Bashful
Moreover, furthermore, additionally, and nevertheless are what kind of words?
transition
What are the four passage types on the ACT Reading test?
Prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science
This word means that something is repeated unneccesarily.
redundant
What three geographical locations did we study in which the U.S. was successful in containing communism?
W. Berlin, S. Korea, and Cuba
How many sides does a stop sign have?
8