ACT English Practice Exam 50 Questions with Verified Answers,100% CORRECT

ACT English Practice Exam 50 Questions with Verified Answers Dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER 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" - CORRECT ANSWER its Contraction of "it is" - CORRECT ANSWER it's Which is not a correct form? its, it's, its' - CORRECT ANSWER its'. This form does NOT exist. They're=? - CORRECT ANSWER "They are" Their=? - CORRECT ANSWER Possessive There=? - CORRECT ANSWER a place Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teacher": The salary of this teacher is very high. - CORRECT ANSWER This teacher's salary is very high. Rewrite this with a possessive form of "teachers": The salaries of these teachers are very low. - CORRECT ANSWER These teachers' salaries are very low. Who's=? - CORRECT ANSWER "Who is" Whose=? - CORRECT ANSWER Possessive, ex: whose hat is this? When do you use a semi-colon? - CORRECT ANSWER 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. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. Run-on/comma splice. Need a comma? I went to the store that sells all the vintage toys. - CORRECT ANSWER NO COMMA before or after "THAT" Is the comma correct? When I went to Chicago, the weather was terrible. - CORRECT ANSWER 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. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. NO COMMA between an independent clause + a dependent clause, if in that order. Are the commas correct? I like apples, pear, and bananas. - CORRECT ANSWER Yes. Commas separating items in a list of 3 or more. ____, ____, and ____ Is the comma correct? I like dogs that have black spots, and cats with orange stripes. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. NO COMMA separating a list of only 2 things. INCORRECT: ______, and _______ CORRECT: ______ and ____ Is the comma correct? The snarling, drooling raccoon in the cage scared me. - CORRECT ANSWER YES. The comma is separating 2 adjectives whose order CAN be reversed. Is the comma correct? The big, red ball bounced into the street. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. NO COMMA separating adjectives whose order CANNOT be reversed. Is the comma correct? Jacksonville is a very large city, some cities are even bigger. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. You must use a period or semi-colon to separate 2 independent clauses (2 complete sentences). Is the comma correct? The man in the red coat, will definitely miss the bus. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. NO COMMA between a subject and a verb. Is the comma correct? She is one of the greatest painters, of all time. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. "of" is a preposition. NO COMMA before or after a preposition. Is the comma correct? The forest was filled with snarling, animals. - CORRECT ANSWER NO. NO COMMA between an adjective and a noun. If you use who... - CORRECT ANSWER You can check that "he", "she", or "they" could replace If you use whom... - CORRECT ANSWER You can check that "him", "her", or "them" could replace After a preposition, should you use "who" or "whom"? - CORRECT ANSWER ALWAYS use "whom." neither... - CORRECT ANSWER nor... either... - CORRECT ANSWER or... not only... - CORRECT ANSWER but (also)... Correct? Would of, should of, could of, must of - CORRECT ANSWER NO, INCORRECT. There is no such phrase in English. CORRECT: would have Whether (this)... - CORRECT ANSWER Or (that)... Colon - CORRECT ANSWER a punctuation mark used after an independent clause to introduce a list tesnse - CORRECT ANSWER the form of the verb that tells what time the action happened verb - CORRECT ANSWER a word that expresses an action, a feeling, or a state of being subject - CORRECT ANSWER the topic of the sentence pronoun - CORRECT ANSWER a word that stands in for a noun prepositional phrase - CORRECT ANSWER a group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun preposition - CORRECT ANSWER a word that describes time or place relationships between words noun - CORRECT ANSWER a person, place, thing, or idea misplaced modifer - CORRECT ANSWER any kind of description that is put in the wrong place in a sentence and thus describes the wrong thing interjection - CORRECT ANSWER an introductory word often used for emphasis independent clause - CORRECT ANSWER a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence idiom - CORRECT ANSWER a figure of speech that follows no grammatical rules gerund - CORRECT ANSWER a noun turned into a verb by adding "ing" conjunction - CORRECT ANSWER a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses adverb - CORRECT ANSWER a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb adjective - CORRECT ANSWER a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun active voice - CORRECT ANSWER use of the verb so that the subject is performing, not receiving, the action passive voice - CORRECT ANSWER the noun appears to be the object instead of the subject; the performer is receiving the action instead of doing it