"Every one of you have earned my respect" is an error in ______________.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
100
A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
100
You use a __________________ to begin a list in a sentence.
COLON :
100
True or False: You lose points for incorrect answers
FALSE
100
The answer choice "OMIT the underlined portion" is correct this percent of the time.
MORE THAN 50%
200
Any student who has ever wished they could study overseas has probably thought about how they should learn a second language" is an example of an error in ________________.
PRONOUN AGREEMENT
200
"I asked about Michael and he" is an error in _______________.
PRONOUN CASE
200
This is used instead of a period OR to connect two related independent clauses.
SEMICOLON ;
200
THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU SHOULD SPEND ON EACH PASSAGE
9 MINUTES
200
The answer choice "NO CHANGE" is correct this percent of the time.
20-25%
300
What pronoun goes in the blank? MICHAEL AND (SHE/HER) will be attending Brown University next year.
she
300
"Sam is walking down the street when he found a large suitcase" is an example of what error?
VERB TENSE
300
THE 3 WAYS TO FIX RUN-ONS
, FANBOYS
.
;
300
YOU ARE WORKING AS A ________ WHEN ANSWERING THE ACT ENGLISH SECTION.
PROOFREADER OR EDITOR
300
The _________ answer that makes sense is almost always correct.
SHORTEST
400
What category of English words can you usually trust to choose what "sounds right"?
irregular verbs
400
To connect two independent clauses with a coordinator such as "and" or "but," you must have what before the coordinator?
COMMA
400
A _____________ USUALLY APPEARS IN PAIRS ON THE ACT AS A CORRECT ANSWER.
DASH
400
What is the name of the strategy where you cross off incorrect answers to narrow down your choices?
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION (POE)
400
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CIRCLE THESE WHEN ANSWERING SENTENCE STRUCTURE QUESTIONS
TIME ELEMENT CLUES
SUBJECT
VERB
500
What pronoun goes in the blank? I am the one (who/whom) tells you where to go.
who
500
The mistake in the sentence below is a _______________. Sweeping up the shards of glass, the missing key was found by Sarah.
MISPLACED MODIFIER
500
THE SINGULAR AND PLURAL FORMS WHEN USING APOSTROPHES AS POSSESSIVES
SINGULAR 'S
PLURAL S'
500
What should you do when you are stuck on a tricky or complicated question?
GUESS AND MOVE ON!
500
THE BEST STRATEGY TO USE WHEN ANSWERING COMMA QUESTIONS