| A | B |
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| Connections | Ask you about sentence transitions, clause linkage and conjunctions |
| Wordiness | Ask you to choose the most concise language |
| Clause Structure | Ask you to make sure two clauses are properly connected and should these two clauses be i nthe same sentence |
| Conventions | Rules on how to use the English language |
| Commas | Ex: Cupcakes icecream chips and candy |
| Dash | Ex: Use to enclose an explanation |
| Semicolon | Ex: Use to combine two indpendent clauses |
| Verb-tense | Ask you to decie the correct verb tense |
| Sentence Fragments | Ask you to complete incomplete sentences |
| World Choice (Idioms) | Ask you to find subject verb agreement, pronoun agreements or words in context |
| Every question on the ACT is worth the same amount of points. How should this affect yoru strategy? | Answer the questions you know the answer to first and then come back to the ones you do not know |
| 3 Step Method for English Success - Step One | Read Effinciently --> 1. pause at each underlined portion 2. identify the issue |
| 3 Step Method for English Success - Step Two | Predict & Eliminate --> 1. Read the answer choices and any question stems 2. Rule out choices that don't address the issue |
| 3 Step Method for English Success - Step Three | Plug In --> 1. Substitute the remaining choices 2. Select the best choice |
| Passive Voice | You should not select answers that are writted in passive voice on the ACT - always choose active voice |
| Active Voice | The subject of the sentence is acutally doing somehting - The ACT ask you to use active voice |
