ACT English practice questions
voice *ans*
use of the verb so that the subject is performing, not receiving, the action
adjective *ans* a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
adverb *ans*
a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
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ACT English practice questions
voice *ans* ✔use of the verb so that the subject is performing, not receiving, the action
adjective *ans* ✔a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
adverb *ans* ✔a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
After a preposition, should you use "who" or "whom"? *ans* ✔ALWAYS use "whom."
Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. *ans* ✔Yes. Commas separating items in a
list of 3 or more. ____, ____, and ____
Are the commas correct? Jacksonville is Florida's largest city by land area, however, it is not the largest
by population. *ans* ✔NO. Run-on/comma splice.
Colon *ans* ✔a punctuation mark used after an independent clause to introduce a list
conjunction *ans* ✔a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
Contraction of "it is" *ans* ✔it's
Correct? Would of, should of, could of, must of *ans* ✔NO, INCORRECT. There is no such phrase in
English. CORRECT: would have
dependent clause *ans* ✔cannot stand on it's own. ex: "when I went to Europe" "because I am a
teacher" "after I called the doctor"
either... *ans* ✔or...
, gerund *ans* ✔a noun turned into a verb by adding "ing"
idiom *ans* ✔a figure of speech that follows no grammatical rules
If you use who... *ans* ✔You can check that "he", "she", or "they" could replace
If you use whom... *ans* ✔You can check that "him", "her", or "them" could replace
independent clause *ans* ✔a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a
sentence
interjection *ans* ✔an introductory word often used for emphasis
Is the comma correct? I like dogs that have black spots, and cats with orange stripes. *ans* ✔NO. NO
COMMA separating a list of only 2 things.
INCORRECT: ______, and _______
CORRECT: ______ and ____
Is the comma correct? Jacksonville is a very large city, some cities are even bigger. *ans* ✔NO. You
must use a period or semi-colon to separate 2 independent clauses (2 complete sentences).
Is the comma correct? She is one of the greatest painters, of all time. *ans* ✔NO. "of" is a
preposition. NO COMMA before or after a preposition.
Is the comma correct? The big, red ball bounced into the street. *ans* ✔NO. NO COMMA separating
adjectives whose order CANNOT be reversed.
Is the comma correct? The forest was filled with snarling, animals. *ans* ✔NO. NO COMMA between
an adjective and a noun.
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