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English Part I

Introduction

The ACT English test consists of essays, which you have to complete in minutes.

As usual, there is no penalty on the ACT English test, so if you don't finish in time, make sure you something for every question.

Your job is to be the of these passages.

Your job is actually much than most editors, because your passages are already marked up. You can also trust that everything in a passage that is marked is in all respects. So, don't worry about anything in the passage that is not marked.

Always check out the answer choices. By looking at the answer choices, you can tell what the is that you're supposed to resolve.

Once you've checked out the answer choices, and they've told you what the might be, it's time to ask yourself: Is there something with the underlined portion of the passage? If the answer is No, and there's no answer choice that improves the underlined portion in any way, you select (when it's an option).

If there is something wrong, the will be one of the answer choices. But watch out for answer choices that correct the problem in the passage, and then introduce new .

Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns

Parts of Speech

A is a person, place, or thing. It something.

are about action. They tell what someone or something is , or what is being done to it.

An describes a noun.

An is like an adjective, except it describes verbs, adjectives, and other . Many adverbs, but not all, end in .

A takes the place of a noun.

Noun/Verb Agreement

If the subject is , the verb has to be too. If the subject is , the verb has to be too.

nouns treat a group as one singular thing or idea, so they are considered .

When checking for agreement, always identify the and in the sentence, no matter how far apart they may be. Just cover up all the words in between.

Parallelism

Sometimes a sentence can have more than one in it. When it does, all of the verbs need to with the subject. This is called .

Not all parallelism questions deal with a list of verbs; they can also deal with .

Tense

tells us when the action of the sentence is taking place -- in the past, in the present or in the future. Usually the verb tense throughout the sentence or passage, but occasionally it changes due to the context of the passage. Use your and the context of the passage to figure out what tense is correct.

Watch out for the voice in verb tense answers. In the passive voice, the of the sentence is being acted upon. The ACT does not like the passive voice. Always choose the voice over the passive voice.

Avoid answer choices containing verbs in the "ing" tense. Choose the more choice.

Noun/Pronoun Agreement

Pronouns take the place of . When a pronoun replaces a noun, it must agree in number and gender with the noun it replaces. Number means whether it should be or , and gender means whether it should be or .

In addition to number and gender, pronouns also take the of the nouns they replace. If the noun is the subject of the sentence, then it needs to be replaced with a pronoun (I, you, he, she or it). Nouns that are the object of a sentence are replaced by pronouns (me, you, him, her or it).

Special Pronoun Words

The ACT English test also covers pronouns. These pronouns relate something to a part of the sentence.

If you have trouble choosing between and whom, just substitute she or her (or they and them) in the sentence. If she/they fits, it's (who). If her/them fits, it's (whom).

Use when it introduces a restrictive clause, one that restricts the subject. Use which when it introduces a clause. Which almost always follows a comma.

Comprehensive Drill:

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Click on the questions you got wrong and read the feedback to help you understand why.

****Advanced Parts of Speech****

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives modify and . They give us additional information about the words they describe.

While most one-syllable words fit into the , form, most adjectives with more than one syllable do not. We use when comparing two things, and when comparing more than two things.

modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

For the most part, answer the question What? Adverbs answer the question ?

Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words like , or, , and . Their function is to words, phrases, and clauses.

Conjunctions can affect agreement, so they are commonly found in agreement questions.

Two singular subjects joined by and make a subject.

Two singular subjects joined by or remain .

When used with singular subjects, either...or and neither...nor remain , and with or and nor, the verb is governed by the nearer or nearest .

Some conjunctions make one part of the sentence than the other. These are words like because, although, and however. These can also link either or ideas.

Prepositions

A preposition shows the relationship between or and other words in the sentence. Prepositional phrases are used primarily on the ACT to distract and you. If you are having trouble with subject-verb agreement, try every prepositional phrase in sight.

Phrases and Clauses

A phrase is a group of words that act together as if they were a word. They can act as nouns, adjectives, , and sometimes even complex verb forms.

A clause has a and a . On the ACT, you only need to worry about two kinds of clauses -- independent and dependent. An clause can stand by itself. It may or may not be a sentence. A clause still contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand by itself.

There are two types of dependent clauses -- and nonrestrictive.

Restrictive clauses serve to or restrict the words they describe, marking it as a specific member of a group. The pronoun tends to be a tip-off that the clause is restrictive.

Nonrestrictive clauses provide information that is not to the meaning of the sentence. These nonrestrictive clauses are usually set apart by punctuation.

Modifiers

Modifiers mostly fall just or the words they modify. The ACT test writers words and their modifiers, hoping you won't notice. And if a modifying phrase gets too far away from what it's modifying, it can be .

When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase or clause, the being modified must the phrase or clause.

Comprehensive Drill:

Score- % Click on the questions you got wrong and read the feedback to help you understand why.

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