ACT English Study Questions and Complete Solutions

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.