English Grammar Exercises ADVANCED
PRACTICE PACK 2026 GUARANTEED
PROGRESS GRADED A+
● Their=? Answer: Possessive, ex: their books
● Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of these
teachers are very low. Answer: These teachers' salaries are very low.
● Correct? This is they're friend Bob. Answer: No. Their friend.
(possessive) CORRECT: This is their friend Bob.
● When do you use a semi-colon? Answer: On the ACT, it's the same as
a period.
● When do you use a colon? Answer: Independent clause: a list or
explanation (what follows the colon can be a complete sentence but does
not have to be.)
● 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. Use a semi-colon or period before "however."
, ● Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys.
Answer: NO COMMA before or after "THAT"
● Is the comma correct? My mother is a doctor, and my father is a
teacher at the city's largest private lower school. Answer: Yes. The
comma is used to separate two sentences connected by one of the
FANBOYS.
● Is the comma correct? When I went to Chicago, the weather was
terrible. Answer: YES. The comma is separating a dependent clause
(when...) + an independent clause, in that order.
● 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). Correct: The weather was terrible
when I went to Chicago.
● Are the commas correct? Jacksonville, which is a very large city, has a
variety of cultural landmarks. Answer: YES. Comma sandwich. "which
is a very large city" is non-essential in the sentence.
● Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. Answer:
Yes. Commas separating items in a list of 3 or more. ____, ____, and
____
PRACTICE PACK 2026 GUARANTEED
PROGRESS GRADED A+
● Their=? Answer: Possessive, ex: their books
● Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of these
teachers are very low. Answer: These teachers' salaries are very low.
● Correct? This is they're friend Bob. Answer: No. Their friend.
(possessive) CORRECT: This is their friend Bob.
● When do you use a semi-colon? Answer: On the ACT, it's the same as
a period.
● When do you use a colon? Answer: Independent clause: a list or
explanation (what follows the colon can be a complete sentence but does
not have to be.)
● 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. Use a semi-colon or period before "however."
, ● Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys.
Answer: NO COMMA before or after "THAT"
● Is the comma correct? My mother is a doctor, and my father is a
teacher at the city's largest private lower school. Answer: Yes. The
comma is used to separate two sentences connected by one of the
FANBOYS.
● Is the comma correct? When I went to Chicago, the weather was
terrible. Answer: YES. The comma is separating a dependent clause
(when...) + an independent clause, in that order.
● 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). Correct: The weather was terrible
when I went to Chicago.
● Are the commas correct? Jacksonville, which is a very large city, has a
variety of cultural landmarks. Answer: YES. Comma sandwich. "which
is a very large city" is non-essential in the sentence.
● Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. Answer:
Yes. Commas separating items in a list of 3 or more. ____, ____, and
____
