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ACT English practice questions and answers} (2022/2023) (verified answers)
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ACT English practice questions1. dependent clause: cannot stand on it's own. ex: "when I went to
Europe" "because I am a teacher" "after I called the doctor"
2. Possessive of "it": its
3. Contraction of "it is": it's
4. Which is not a correct form?
its, it's, its': its'. This form does NOT exist.
5. They're=?: "They are"
6. Their=?: Possessive
7. There=?: a place
8. Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teacher": The salary of this
teacher is very high.: This teacher's salary is very high.
9. Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of
these teachers are very low.: These teachers' salaries are very low.
10.Who's=?: "Who is"
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,11.Whose=?: Possessive, ex: whose hat is this?
s aa
12.When do you use a semi-colon?: On the ACT, it's the same
period.
13.Are the commas correct? Jacksonville is Florida's largest city by land
area, however, it is not the largest by population.: NO. Run-on/comma
splice.
14.Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys.:
NO COMMA before or after "THAT"
15. Is the comma correct? When I went to Chicago, the weather was
terrible.-
: YES. The comma is separating a dependent clause + an independent
clause, in that order.
16. Is the comma correct? The weather was terrible, when I went to
Chicago.-
: NO. NO COMMA between an independent clause + a dependent
clause, if in that order.
17.Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas.: Yes.
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,Commas separating items in a list of 3 or more. , , and
18.Is the comma correct? I like dogs that have black spots, and cats
with orange stripes.: NO. NO COMMA separating a list of only 2
things.
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,INCORRECT: , and
CORRECT: and
19.Is the comma correct? The snarling, drooling raccoon in the cage
scared me.: YES. The comma is separating 2 adjectives whose order
CAN be reversed.
20.Is the comma correct? The big, red ball bounced into the street.: NO.
NO COMMA separating adjectives whose order CANNOT be reversed.
21.Is the comma correct? Jacksonville is a very large city, some cities are
even bigger.: NO. You must use a period or semi-colon to separate 2
independent clauses (2 complete sentences).
22.Is the comma correct? The man in the red coat, will definitely miss
the bus.: NO. NO COMMA between a subject and a verb.
23.Is the comma correct? She is one of the greatest painters, of all time.:
NO. "of" is a preposition. NO COMMA before or after a preposition.
24.Is the comma correct? The forest was filled with snarling, animals.:
NO. NO COMMA between an adjective and a noun.
25.If you use who...: You can check that "he", "she", or "they" could
replace
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, 26.If you use whom...: You can check that "him", "her", or "them" could
replace
27.After a preposition, should you use "who" or "whom"?: ALWAYS
use "whom."
28.neither...: nor...
29.either...: or...
30.not only...: but (also)...
31.Correct? Would of, should of, could of, must of: NO, INCORRECT.
There is no such phrase in English. CORRECT: would have
32.Whether (this)...: Or (that)...
33.Colon: a punctuation mark used after an independent clause to
introduce a list
34.tesnse: the form of the verb that tells what time the action
happened
35.verb: a word that expresses an action, a feeling, or a state of being
36.subject: the topic of the sentence
37.pronoun: a word that stands in for a noun
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