This is a group of words that DOES NOT have subject-verb unit
What is a phrase?
100
The English section of the ACT contains ____ questions.
What is 75?
100
A ___________ can connect two independent clauses WITHOUT a coordinating conjunction such as "and" or "but".
What is semicolon?
100
Use a comma if...
there are _____ or more items in a series.
What is three?
100
"It's" is an example of a _________.
What is contraction?
200
This is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
200
The English section must be completed in ____ minutes.
What is 45?
200
When you begin a list in a sentence you must begin it with a _______.
What is a colon?
200
Use a comma if...
there is ________ clause followed by an independent clause.
What is a dependent?
For example: While she studied, Ana listened to music.
200
"Its" shows ________.
What is possession?
300
This is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
300
Ignore the directions to read each passage before answering the questions, but always read to a ______. Never stop at the underlined word or phrase.
What is a period?
300
Appearing as two hyphens, ________ set off nonessential elements in a sentence.
What are dashes?
300
Use a comma if...
there are multiple ________ modifying the same noun.
What is adjectives?
300
When nouns match their verbs in number (singular or plural) and tense (present, past, future) we call it ___________.
What is number or subject-verb agreement?
400
This is a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
400
Over fifty percent of the time the _______ answer is the correct answer.
What is shortest?
400
Parentheses, dashes, and commas, when used to offset non-essential information, must be used in ________.
What is pairs?
400
Use a comma if...
there is an independent clause followed by a ________ and then another independent clause.
What is conjunction or one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
400
Name the error you make by combining two sentences into one with just a comma.
What is a comma splice?
500
If you want to connect two INDEPENDENT CLAUSES with a coordinator such as "and" or "but," you must have what type of punctuation before the coordinator?
What is a comma?
500
If a period appears in one answer choice and a ______ in another, ignore each as a possible correct answer because they are interchangeable. YOU CANNOT HAVE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS.
What is a semi-colon?
500
Use this punctuation to separate items in a series or list if those items already include commas.
What is a semi-colon?
500
Use a comma if...
there is a phrase within a sentence that is __________.
What is "moveable or removeable"?
Behind the curtain, as he had mentioned, lived a tiny troll.
500
ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum ACT test scores required for students to have a high probability of success in credit-bearing college course. A score of __ is the benchmark for the English test.