Rules of ACT
Comma Rules
Description of English ACT
Time Management
ACT Strategies
100

Coach Washington's number 1 rule concerning the ACT test

Never leave question unanswered

100

This is an error: when 2 independent clauses are being split up by using only a comma

Comma Splice

100

If the writer were to add or delete something is

Production of Writing

100

The category each question of the ACT falls under

Do Now, Do Later, Do Never

100

Conjunctions are also known as

F.A.N.B.O.Y.S

200

P.O.E. means

Process of Elimination

200

I'm cooking, in the kitchen.

You don't need a comma between what you're doing and where you're doing it 

200

Questions that check your understanding of sentence structure

Conventions of Standard English

200

Do Never... means

Pick A Spot of the Day

200

These are considered as "Your Best Friend"

Semicolon

300

This is the number of questions on the English ACT test

75 Questions

300

Milk, and cereal...

Macaroni, and cheese...

You don't need a comma when only listing two things

300

Questions that ask if a word(s) is effective in maintaining consistency in style and tone 

Knowledge of Language

300

Each passage should be completed in

8 Minutes

300

The question that has the word NOT in it should be

Circled or Highlighted or Underlined

400

The shortest and clearest answer is consider being

Concise

400

Frank, played Playstation all day long.

You don't need a comma between your subject and your verb

400

This question has a number inside of a box

Production of Writing

400

Do Now... means

The questions you should answer first

400

Colons indicate that there is a...

Cliffhanger

500

This is the amount of time to allowed to complete the English ACT test

45 Minutes

500

Look at the happy, puppy.

You don't need a comma between an adjective/quantity of the noun it's describing

500

This question checks your understanding of punctuations

Conventions of Standard English

500

By completing each passage in 8 minutes you will have this much time to spare

5 Minutes

500

Dashes interjects a...

Non-essential Phrases