The Ultimate ACT Study Guide: Strategies for a Top Score

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The Ultimate ACT Study Guide: Strategies for a Top Score

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Comma rule 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Seperates introductory words from the main part of the sentence



Comma rule 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hug words that are nonessential



Comma rule 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Separates 2 independent clauses w a fanboy word between them



Independent, (fanboys) independent



Comma rule 4: The adjective test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔If you can say the word and between the adjectives, they need a comma



Semicolon rule 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Separates two independent clauses with no fanboys word



Semicolon rule 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Thamo between two independent clauses needs to be hugged in a semicolon and comma



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independant; thamo, independant



THAMO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Therefore, however, also, moreover, otherwise



Common conjunctive adverbs - correct answer✔✔Accordingly

Likewise

Afterwards

Consequently

Indeed

Nonetheless

Similarly

Still



Special THAMO words - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Otherwise and so do not need a comma when they follow a semicolon



Colon rule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Follows an independent clause and introduces an example, explanation, short phrase, or list


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