ACT English Questions Set

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