ACT English Practice Questions with All Correct & 100%
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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 _______
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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 _______
