Common Grammatical Errors
Passage
Parts of Speech
Reading Skills Review
Writing Review
100
We understand each other (really well; really good)
What is really well?
100
This passage usually includes history, political science, economics, or social studies.
What is social science?
100
Ex. Bob, dog, grass, glove, hour, home, democracy
What are nouns?
100
These are what TYPE of questions: What is the these of the selection? The primary purpose of this passage is:
What is Main Idea?
100
In most cases, this punctuation can replace a period.
What is semi-colon?
200
I hope your company will (accept, except) our offer.
What is "I hope your company will accept our offer."?
200
This question would most likely be found on what passage? It may reasonably be inferred from lines 10–17 that James Merrill respected Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry:
What is humanities?
200
Ex. running, wrote, sewed, became, darkened, likes, worries, is, and was.
What are verbs?
200
What type of question is: Which of the following in implied?
What is evaluation?
200
Every writing passage should have these 3 main components for structural purposes?
What are introduction, body, and conclusion?
300
[Only a small number] of taxi drivers [fail to insure] their vehicles, but usually [these are the ones] who need [it] most.
What is "it" should be "insurance"?
300
This question would most likely be found on what passage? The main point made in the second, third, and fourth paragraphs (lines 14–52) is that the structure of a baby’s brain:
What is natural science?
300
Two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound subject?
300
Choose the best restatement of the question: The main purpose of the passage is to: (a) Find the main purpose (b) Find one of the main purposes (c)Find the passage and ask what is says
What is (a) Find the main purpose?
300
Also, Consequently, Otherwise, Thus are all examples of what?
What are transition words?
400
That poor dog; Its/It's/Its' too hot out for its/it's/its' heavy coat.
What is "It's too hot out for its heavy coat"?
400
This question is most likely from which passage? The point of view from which the passage is told can best be described as that of:
What is prose fiction?
400
Answers the question when, where, and why.
What is an adverb?
400
Choose the BEST restatement of the question: Which of the following represents the most logical sequence for the paragraphs? (a) Order the identified sections sequentially. (b) Find an illogical order. (c) No one likes logic.
What is (a) Order the identified sections sequentially.
400
What is the highest score you can get on the writing portion of the exam?
What is 6?
500
[Him being at the rally] [does not necessarily mean] [that] the congressman [agrees] with the president's entire platform.
What is Him being at the rally --> His being at the rally?
500
These are the four types of reading passages on the ACT.
What are prose fiction, humanities, natural science, and social science?
500
Nominative case, objective case, and possessive case are forms of?
What are nouns and noun clauses?
500
Choose the BEST restatement of the question: Which of the following, if true, would best help to explain the apparent paradox presented? (a) If true, what best explains the paradox? (b) What is the paradox? (c) What explains what is true?
What is (a) If true, what best explains the paradox?
500
A sentence cannot be separated by a comma if it has two of these.
What are independent clauses?