ACT
Mastering Punctuation
Grammar Guidelines
Sentence Structure
Fragments and Run-ons
100

What is the maximum score possible on the ACT?

What is 36?

100

What punctuation mark would most effectively end this sentence: "The students' essays were well-written_"

What is a period?

100

 In the sentence "The team wins every game," "wins" is correct because "team" is this type of noun.

What is a singular noun?

100

How would you fix this sentence: "I like to hike, biking, and running"

What is "I like hiking, biking, and swimming"

100

 The phrase "Running through the forest on a windy day" is an incomplete sentence because it lacks this essential element.

What is a subject?

200

What is a Superscore?

What is the composite score of all sections from multiple test attempts?

200

In a list where items contain commas, this punctuation mark is used to separate the items.

What is a semicolon?

200

"In the sentence 'All of the girls have their own lockers,' 'their' is correct because 'all' is treated as this type of noun."

What is plural noun?

200

 In the sentence "Running quickly, the finish line was in sight," the misplaced modifier incorrectly suggests this was doing the running.

What is "the finish line"?

200

 The sentence "They studied hard they passed the exam" is incorrect because it is missing this between the two independent clauses.

What is punctuation or a coordinating conjunction?

300

How many questions are on the English ACT?

What is 75 Multiple Choice questions?

300

In the sentence "The students essays were well-written." which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence?

What is an apostrophe? (The students' essays were well-written.)

300

 In the sentence "I finished my homework and went to bed," the past tense is correctly maintained in these two verbs.

What are "finished" and "went"?

300

 In the sentence "After finishing the assignment, the TV was turned on," this word or phrase is missing to clarify who finished the assignment.

What is the subject?

300

 The sentence "He was tired, he went to bed early" is incorrect because the comma incorrectly connects these two types of clauses.

What are independent clauses?

400

How much time is given for the English ACT?

What is 45 minutes?

400

 In the sentence "She gave me her answer—no," this punctuation mark correctly emphasizes the response.

What is a dash?

400

 In the sentence "The bouquet of flowers is beautiful," the verb "is" agrees with this word as the subject.

What is "bouquet"?

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

 In the sentence "They enjoy hiking, camping, and fishing," parallel structure is achieved by listing activities in this consistent verb form.

What is a gerund?

400

What is wrong with this sentence: "While walking to the store"?

What is the sentence is a fragment?

500

Which section of the ACT is weighted the most for composite score?

What is none, they are all weighted equally?

500

 In the sentence "Let's eat Grandma," placing a comma after "Let's eat" instead of omitting it has this effect on the meaning.

What is preventing the sentence from suggesting eating Grandma?

500

 In the sentence "Neither of the boys forgot his homework," "his" correctly matches "neither" because "neither" is this type of pronoun.

What is a singular indefinite pronoun?

500

The sentence "Despite the rain, the game continued, and the players didn't seem to mind" is correct because it avoids this common error.

What is a dangling modifier?

500

 The sentence "She loves to travel she has visited many countries" can be corrected by placing this punctuation mark between "travel" and "she."

(Hint: Type of punctuation)  

What is a semicolon?