ACT English Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+
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ACT English Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+
Fix the apostrophe(s).
Deborahs groceries' melted in the car. - -Deborah's groceries melted in the car.
Fix the commas.
Amy charged exceedingly, reasonable prices for tutoring. - -Amy charged exceedingly reasonable prices for tut...
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ACT English Questions and answers,
100% Accurate, graded A+
Fix the apostrophe(s).
Deborahs groceries' melted in the car. - ✔✔-Deborah's groceries melted in the car.
Fix the commas.
Amy charged exceedingly, reasonable prices for tutoring. - ✔✔-Amy charged exceedingly reasonable
prices for tutoring.
Fix the commas.
Rebecca bought milk eggs and cheese. - ✔✔-Rebecca bought milk, eggs, and cheese.
Fix the pronoun agreement.
Herpetophobia is when people have a fear of snakes. - ✔✔-Herpetophobia is a term that means a fear
of snakes.
Fix the idiom.
Teachers around the world appreciate that young readers, throughout the Harry Potter books, have
discovered the joy of reading. - ✔✔-Teachers around the world appreciate that young readers, through
the Harry Potter books, have discovered the joy of reading.
Fix the counting word.
Since it's raining, I have a few less things to do this weekend. - ✔✔-Since it's raining, I have fewer things
to do this weekend.
Fix the modifier.
Jonathan offered a fair convincing excuse for his lateness. - ✔✔-Jonathan offered a fairly convincing
excuse for his lateness.
,Who versus Whom - ✔✔-Who is a subjective pronoun (subject of the clause), and whom is an onbjective
pronoun (object of the clause)
Who picked up my check?
to whom did you give my check?
Colon - ✔✔-A punctuation mark used after a complete statement to introduce an explanation of the
statement and/or a list of related elements
Billy has three ways of getting to school: bus, train, and bike.
Semicolon - ✔✔-A punctuation mark used to link two independent clauses or used between items in a
list containing commas
Jenny is a dog lover; Robert prefers cats.
Comma - ✔✔-A punctuation mark used to seperate items in a list or to change restrictive clauses to
nonrestrictive clauses
Maria bought a bag of apples, oranges, and pears.
My father, who is very tall, has a hard time finding pants that fit him.
Tense - ✔✔-The form of the verb that tells what time the action happened
I studied all day yesterday, but today I am working and tomorrow I will rest.
Verb - ✔✔-A word that expresses an action, a feeling, or a state of being
Chris seemed guilty, but Ray is the one who broke the window.
Subject - ✔✔-The topic of the sentence
Jennifer made everyone feel at home.
Pronoun - ✔✔-A word that stands in for a noun
Andrea promised Bo that she would pay him back.
, Present
Particle - ✔✔-The "-ing" form of the verb, either used with the verb " to be " to make a verb phrase, or
on its own as an adjective
Sue is hoping to avoid the growling dog.
Prepositional
Phrase - ✔✔-A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun
A number of awards has been showered on the new musical.
Preposition - ✔✔-A word that describes time or place relationships between words
Rachel sat in a seat between a passenger by the window and a passenger on the aisle.
Phrase - ✔✔-A group of words lacking a subject and a verb, and which can function as a noun, adjecive,
or adverb
running through the streets of Pamploma, the bulls are an impressive sight.
Past Participle - ✔✔-The form of the verb, either used with the verb "to have" to make a verb phrase or
on its own as an adjective
The spoken language of the tribe has been recorded for posterity.
Passive Voice - ✔✔-Use of the verb so that the subject is the receiver, not the performer, of the action
The best-selling book How to Raise the Perfect Dog was written by Cesar Millan.
Object - ✔✔-The receiver of the action, or the finish to a prepositional phrase
Priyanka baked a cake for Ben.
Noun - ✔✔-A person, place, thing, or idea
The boy made a vow to one day visit India.
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