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Edgar Allen Poe
Grammar Stuff
ACT English
ACT Reading
On-Demand Writing
100
This color was very important to Edgar Allen Poe - he only mentions it when he has to.
What is "red"?
100
This type of verb has a direct object.
What is "a transitive action verb."
100
You never have to do this on the ACT English section.
What is "read the passages"?
100
This is where you find out if the passage you are reading is fiction.
What is "the description"?
100
When presented with two points of view, you should try and find the parts of the arguments that "cancel each other out" - this can allow you to take one side and trash the other side's best ideas. This tactic is called...
What is "refutation"?
200
In "The Raven," the narrator believes the bird has been sent from hell to torture him. He is mistaken, the bird is actually this...
What is "an escaped pet"?
200
This word in a sentence can be found by asking "who gets the direct object"?
What is "an indirect object"?
200
When you read out loud, this is the "sound" that commas make. When you need to move a comma on the ACT, put that sound where it sounds natural.
What is "a pause."
200
This is the first step of the speed reading process.
What is "read the title and description"?
200
This part of the introduction paragraph tells what you want to accomplish by writing the essay.
What is "a thesis statement"?
300
Poe's life was often touched by death. "The Raven" was written about this person in his life who died of this disease.
Who is "his wife"; What is "tuberculosis"?
300
This type of phrase looks like a verb, but it is not a verb.
What is "a verbal phrase"?
300
Oh no! I forgot the rules for a semicolon. I should probably do this...
What is "assume semicolons are wrong"?
300
After reading the first and last paragraph, you should do this...
What is "read the first sentences of the remaining paragraphs"?
300
For On-Demand Writing, it is best to not let your emotions take hold. If you think rationally, you can see that arguments that contain this type of information are stronger and easier to use for your writing.
What are "facts/numbers/graphs/statistics"
400
The bird in "The Raven" represents darkness, death, fear, and irrationality. This object represents the exact opposite.
What is "the bust of Pallas"?
400
DAILY DOUBLE! This type of verbal phrase is found in the following sentence: Walking slowly into the room, Gary waved at Susan.
What is "a participial phrase"?
400
While taking the ACT English section, you notice that the question you are on is very long and has a lot of "big words" in it. Luckily, you remember to...
What is "scan for easy words that give away the answer"?
400
If a passage is fiction, this is the best thing to do...
What is "skip it and come back to it last"?
400
This section of the 5-paragraph essay contains your three evidence paragraphs.
What is "the body"?
500
Whenever we want to know if Poe is basing his stories on real events in his own life, we only have to look for this.
What is "the color red"?
500
This sentence contains this type of error: I ran into the street to try and stop it, the car ran over my bicycle.
What is "a comma splice"?
500
The English ACT is this long and has this many questions.
What is "45 minutes/75 questions"?
500
The ACT Reading section is this long and contains this many questions.
What is "35 minutes/40 questions"?
500
This is the last sentence or idea in a 5-paragraph essay - it leaves the reader thinking.
What is "the clincher statement"?