ACT English practice Questions and Answers(Verified
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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.
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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.
