ACT English Exam Study Guide 2026. Exam Questions and Correct Answers With
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independent clause - basically, a complete sentence
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
ex: its collar
Contraction of "it is" - it's
It's hot today.
Which is not a correct form?
its, it's, its' - its'. This form does NOT exist.
Correct? Its' ball. - NO--> " its' " does not exist.
They're=? - "They are"
Their=? - Possessive, ex: their books
There=? - a place, ex: I live there.
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.
Correct? This is they're friend Bob. - No. Their friend. (possessive) CORRECT: This is their
friend Bob.
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.
When do you use a colon? - 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. - 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. - 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. - Yes. The comma is used to separate two sentences connected by one of the
FANBOYS.
What are the FANBOYS? - Conjunctions that can be used to connect two independent
clauses (complete sentences). For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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independent clause - basically, a complete sentence
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
ex: its collar
Contraction of "it is" - it's
It's hot today.
Which is not a correct form?
its, it's, its' - its'. This form does NOT exist.
Correct? Its' ball. - NO--> " its' " does not exist.
They're=? - "They are"
Their=? - Possessive, ex: their books
There=? - a place, ex: I live there.
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.
Correct? This is they're friend Bob. - No. Their friend. (possessive) CORRECT: This is their
friend Bob.
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.
When do you use a colon? - 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. - 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. - 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. - Yes. The comma is used to separate two sentences connected by one of the
FANBOYS.
What are the FANBOYS? - Conjunctions that can be used to connect two independent
clauses (complete sentences). For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
