ACT English 2025/2026 | OFFiCiAl EXAM MATERiAl
WiTh sTUDY gUiDE AnD PRACTiCE TEsT | VERiFiED
QUEsTiOns AnD AnsWERs FROM ThE REAl EXAM |
UPDATED EDiTiOn | PROVEn sUCCEss RATE
1. dependent clause - ANSWER 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" - ANSWER its
3. Contraction of "it is" - ANSWER it's
4. Which is not a correct form?
5. its, it's, its' - ANSWER its'. This form does NOT exist.
6. They're=? - ANSWER "They are"
7. Their=? - ANSWER Possessive
8. There=? - ANSWER a place
9. Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teacher": The salary of this teacher is
very high. - ANSWER This teacher's salary is very high.
,10.Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of these
teachers are very low. - ANSWER These teachers' salaries are very low.
11.Who's=? - ANSWER "Who is"
12.Whose=? - ANSWER Possessive, ex: whose hat is this?
13.When do you use a semi-colon? - ANSWER On the ACT, it's the same as a
period.
14.Are the commas correct? Jacksonville is Florida's largest city by land area,
however, it is not the largest by population. - ANSWER NO. Run-on/comma
splice.
15.Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys. - ANSWER
NO COMMA before or after "THAT"
16.Is the comma correct? When I went to Chicago, the weather was terrible. -
ANSWER YES. The comma is separating a dependent clause + an
independent clause, in that order.
17.Is the comma correct? The weather was terrible, when I went to Chicago. -
ANSWER NO. NO COMMA between an independent clause + a dependent
clause, if in that order.
18.Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. - ANSWER Yes.
Commas separating items in a list of 3 or more. ____, ____, and ____
, 19.independent clause - ANSWER a group of words that has a subject and a
verb and can stand alone as a sentence
20.idiom - ANSWER a figure of speech that follows no grammatical rules
21.gerund - ANSWER a noun turned into a verb by adding "ing"
22.conjunction - ANSWER a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
23.adverb - ANSWER a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or
other adverb
24.adjective - ANSWER a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
25.active voice - ANSWER use of the verb so that the subject is performing, not
receiving, the action
26.passive voice - ANSWER the noun appears to be the object instead of the
subject; the performer is receiving the action instead of doing it
27.Snowflakes *form from tiny water droplets,* following a specific process of
chemical bonding as they freeze, which results in a six-sided figure.
A. No change
B. form, from tiny, water droplets,
C. form from tiny, water, droplets
D. form, from tiny water droplets - ANSWER A
, The rare "triangular" snowflake, *similarly,* confounded scientists for years
because it apparently defied the basic laws of chemistry.
F. No change
G. for example,
H. additionally,
J. however, - ANSWER J
The seemingly triangular shape of those snowflakes suggests *that forming*
through a different process of chemical bonding.
A. No change
B. the manner in which formation
C. which had formed
D. that they form - ANSWER D
By re-creating snowflake formation, *a discovery has revealed to scientists
Kenneth Libbrecht and Hannah Arnold the cause of this apparent variation.*
F. No change
G. the discovery of the cause of this apparent variation has been made by scientists
Kenneth Libbrecht and Hannah Arnold
H. scientists Kenneth Libbrecht and Hannah Arnold have discovered the cause of
this apparent variation.
WiTh sTUDY gUiDE AnD PRACTiCE TEsT | VERiFiED
QUEsTiOns AnD AnsWERs FROM ThE REAl EXAM |
UPDATED EDiTiOn | PROVEn sUCCEss RATE
1. dependent clause - ANSWER 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" - ANSWER its
3. Contraction of "it is" - ANSWER it's
4. Which is not a correct form?
5. its, it's, its' - ANSWER its'. This form does NOT exist.
6. They're=? - ANSWER "They are"
7. Their=? - ANSWER Possessive
8. There=? - ANSWER a place
9. Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teacher": The salary of this teacher is
very high. - ANSWER This teacher's salary is very high.
,10.Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of these
teachers are very low. - ANSWER These teachers' salaries are very low.
11.Who's=? - ANSWER "Who is"
12.Whose=? - ANSWER Possessive, ex: whose hat is this?
13.When do you use a semi-colon? - ANSWER On the ACT, it's the same as a
period.
14.Are the commas correct? Jacksonville is Florida's largest city by land area,
however, it is not the largest by population. - ANSWER NO. Run-on/comma
splice.
15.Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys. - ANSWER
NO COMMA before or after "THAT"
16.Is the comma correct? When I went to Chicago, the weather was terrible. -
ANSWER YES. The comma is separating a dependent clause + an
independent clause, in that order.
17.Is the comma correct? The weather was terrible, when I went to Chicago. -
ANSWER NO. NO COMMA between an independent clause + a dependent
clause, if in that order.
18.Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. - ANSWER Yes.
Commas separating items in a list of 3 or more. ____, ____, and ____
, 19.independent clause - ANSWER a group of words that has a subject and a
verb and can stand alone as a sentence
20.idiom - ANSWER a figure of speech that follows no grammatical rules
21.gerund - ANSWER a noun turned into a verb by adding "ing"
22.conjunction - ANSWER a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
23.adverb - ANSWER a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or
other adverb
24.adjective - ANSWER a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
25.active voice - ANSWER use of the verb so that the subject is performing, not
receiving, the action
26.passive voice - ANSWER the noun appears to be the object instead of the
subject; the performer is receiving the action instead of doing it
27.Snowflakes *form from tiny water droplets,* following a specific process of
chemical bonding as they freeze, which results in a six-sided figure.
A. No change
B. form, from tiny, water droplets,
C. form from tiny, water, droplets
D. form, from tiny water droplets - ANSWER A
, The rare "triangular" snowflake, *similarly,* confounded scientists for years
because it apparently defied the basic laws of chemistry.
F. No change
G. for example,
H. additionally,
J. however, - ANSWER J
The seemingly triangular shape of those snowflakes suggests *that forming*
through a different process of chemical bonding.
A. No change
B. the manner in which formation
C. which had formed
D. that they form - ANSWER D
By re-creating snowflake formation, *a discovery has revealed to scientists
Kenneth Libbrecht and Hannah Arnold the cause of this apparent variation.*
F. No change
G. the discovery of the cause of this apparent variation has been made by scientists
Kenneth Libbrecht and Hannah Arnold
H. scientists Kenneth Libbrecht and Hannah Arnold have discovered the cause of
this apparent variation.
