ACT English practice questions & Answers, 100% Accurate.
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ACT English practice questions & Answers, 100% Accurate.
dependent clause - cannot stand on it's own. ex: "when I went to Europe" "because I am a teacher" "after I called the doctor"
Possessive of "it" - its
Contraction of "it is" - it's
Which is not a correct form?
its, it's, its' -...
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ACT English practice questions &
Answers, 100% Accurate.
dependent clause - ✔✔cannot stand on it's own. ex: "when I went to Europe" "because I am a teacher"
"after I called the doctor"
Possessive of "it" - ✔✔its
Contraction of "it is" - ✔✔it's
Which is not a correct form?
its, it's, its' - ✔✔its'. This form does NOT exist.
They're=? - ✔✔"They are"
Their=? - ✔✔Possessive
There=? - ✔✔a place
Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teacher": The salary of this teacher is very high. - ✔✔This
teacher's salary is very high.
Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of these teachers are very low. -
✔✔These teachers' salaries are very low.
Who's=? - ✔✔"Who is"
Whose=? - ✔✔Possessive, ex: whose hat is this?
, When do you use a semi-colon? - ✔✔On the ACT, it's the same as a period.
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.
Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys. - ✔✔NO COMMA before or after
"THAT"
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.
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.
Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. - ✔✔Yes. Commas separating items in a list of
3 or more. ____, ____, and ____
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.
INCORRECT: ______, and _______
CORRECT: ______ and ____
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.
Is the comma correct? The big, red ball bounced into the street. - ✔✔NO. NO COMMA separating
adjectives whose order CANNOT be reversed.
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).
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