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ACT English practice questions and answers already passed dependent clause ✔✔cannot stand on it's own. ex: "when I went to Europe" "because I am a teacher" "after I called the doctor" Possessi... ve 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). Is the comma correct? The man in the red coat, will definitely miss the bus. ✔✔NO. NO COMMA between a subject and a verb. 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. Is the comma correct? The forest was filled with snarling, animals. ✔✔NO. NO COMMA between an adjective and a noun. If you use who... ✔✔You can check that "he", "she", or "they" could replace If you use whom... ✔✔You can check that "him", "her", or "them" could replace After a preposition, should you use "who" or "whom"? ✔✔ALWAYS use "whom." neither... ✔✔nor... either... ✔✔or... not only... ✔✔but (also)... Correct? Would of, should of, could of, must of ✔✔NO, INCORRECT. There is no such phrase in English. CORRECT: would have Whether (this)... ✔✔Or (that)... Colon ✔✔a punctuation mark used after an independent clause to introduce a list tesnse ✔✔the form of the verb that tells what time the action happened verb ✔✔a word that expresses an action, a feeling, or a state of being subject ✔✔the topic of the sentence pronoun ✔✔a word that stands in for a noun prepositional phrase ✔✔a group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun preposition ✔✔a word that describes time or place relationships between words noun ✔✔a person, place, thing, or idea misplaced modifer ✔✔any kind of description that is put in the wrong place in a sentence and thus describes the wrong thing interjection ✔✔an introductory word often used for emphasis independent clause ✔✔a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence idiom ✔✔a figure of speech that follows no grammatical rules gerund ✔✔a noun turned into a verb by adding "ing" conjunction ✔✔a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses adverb ✔✔a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb adjective ✔✔a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun active voice ✔✔use of the verb so that the subject is performing, not receiving, the action passive voice ✔✔the noun appears to be the object instead of the subject; the performer is receiving the action instead of doing it [Show More]

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