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How to obtain

Tips and Tricks for a better ACT

a fire ACT English Score

Run-ons and Fragments

Word Choice

Test Tips

Junior English

Complete Sentences

Complete sentences must have: Subject; Verb; Complete thought.

The apple becomes rotten.

Complete thought

subject

verb

Complete sentences

If she goes to school.

No complete thought present.

What happens if she goes to

school?

subject

verb

How you will be tested

The Test

Subject

Practice

Verb

Lady Chatterley’s Lover is an entertaining and complex novel that combines the great storytelling of nineteenth century romanticism with the philosophical density of modernism, subverting the suffocating propriety of its age with startling realism.

Yikes. This sentence is so long, complicated, and messy that you may overlook the fact that it lacks a subject and a verb. There are a few ways to fix it. (The added subject and verb are in bold).

An entertaining and complex novel that combines the great storytelling of nineteenth century romanticism with the philosophical density of modernism, subverting the suffocating propriety of its age with startling realism.

Practice

Practice

- Even though he was lauded by fans and critics, the actor was under enormous pressure.

-The actor was under enormous pressure. Even though he was lauded by fans and critics.

Practice

Punctuation

Punctuation that will be tested– commas, semi-colons, colons, dashes, apostrophes.

Punctuation

Semi-colons ( ; )

1. We use a semicolon between items in a list or series when the items themselves contain commas.

There are eight members on the team: two from China and Japan; three from France and Spain; two from Brazil and Chile; and one from India.

2. We use a semicolon to separate two complete and related sentences.

-They came all the way home; even so, they all knew they had to go back once more.

-My daughter is a teacher; my son is a doctor.

Colons ( : )

Semi-colons and colons

1. We use colons to introduce lists, series, quotations and explanations.

I have packed my cricket kit with the equipment I need: bats, gloves and pads.

2. We use colons to separate independent clauses.

They will not make it: the storm is too strong.

You have two choices: finish the work today or lose the contract.

3. We use colons to show emphasis.

When to use a comma

Commas

  • She ate bananas, apples, and oranges.

  • I like reading books, listening to music, watching TV, and studying English.
  • It’s an old car, but it’s very reliable.

Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity.

  • Having finally arrived in town, we went shopping.

  • Well, I’m not going home on foot, at any rate.

Yes, I’ll be there. Thanks for reminding me.

  • Football, which is a popular sport, is very good for health.
  • He is a competent, efficient worker.
  • The teacher asked, “Do you love English?”
  • The golden age is before us, not behind us.
  • I saw that she was busy, and prepared to leave.
  • On the other hand, many women choose to go out to work.
  • We will meet Friday, July 15, 2020.
  • There weren’t any problems when you talked to Jack, were there?
  • We use commas to separate a series

of words

  • To separate a series of phrases

  • To connect two independent clauses (With conjunction.
  • To set off introductory phrases or

clauses

  • Used after certain words that introduce

a sentence

  • To separate the parenthetical elements
  • To separate coordinate adjectives
  • To separate the quoted parts
  • To set off phrases to express contrast
  • To avoid confusion
  • To set off expressions that interrupt the

sentence flow

  • To separate dates, years, addresses…
  • To separate a statement from a tag question

Commas DO NOT separate complete sentences!!

Dashes

-Use instead of a parenthesis.

-Use instead of a colon.

-I met him when I was shopping—or, rather, aimlessly wandering around the store.

-Rhodes had everything—warm water, sandy beaches, and delicious food.

Dashes and Apostrophes

Apostrophe

-Annie's rabbit -or- Students' texts

-Wasn't, weren't, aren't, etc.

-Possession

-Contractions

Transitions and organization

-Make sure that the words used are reflecting the author's purpose. (If showing Cause and effect look for words like "Therefore" or "Because" or "If /Then" )

-You will be asked about adding, revising, or deleting sentences. Pay attention to purpose, audience, and focus. If the sentence seems to clash- fix it!

Transitions

Verb tense

Make sure your verbs are staying in the proper tense.

-For example: Sally goes to the bowling alley after school. She usually bowled a 175. This does not match!

Pronouns

Word agreement

Make sure that pronouns match the word they represent in both number and gender.

-For example, the plural pronoun “they” must have a plural subject, such as “students,” and the plural pronoun “her” must have a singular, feminine subject, such as “Jane.”

Resources- KAPLAN

Advice from experts

Top 10 tips for ACT English

https://www.kaptest.com/study/act/top-10-tips-for-act-english/

10-minutes to a better score

https://www.kaptest.com/study/act/5-must-know-act-english-tips/

What to do the night before

https://www.kaptest.com/study/act/the-night-before-the-act-5-tips/

ACT Practice Tests/Sample Questions

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/english-practice-test-questions.html?page=0&chapter=0

Practice Tests

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