ACT English Grammar B

Question 1

Verb Tense Error

Answer 1

How to Fix?
Make the time periods consistent.

SS: Words like “if” and “wish can identify a conditional sentence and signal the need for a different verb.

SS: If something happen in the past, before something else happened in the past, use the “had” helper verb.

SS: To refer to a nonspecific period of time leading up to the present, use has/have.

Question 2

Subject Verb Agreement Error

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Answer 2

How to fix?

1. Look out for prepositional phrases and dependent clauses.
2. Watch out for subjects that are not what they seem.

SS: Be on the lookout for sneaky subjects!

Question 3

Noun Agreement Error

Answer 3

How to fix?
Singular nouns go with singular nouns.
Plural nouns go with plural nouns.

Question 4

Pronoun Agreement Error

Answer 4

How to fix?

1. Draw an arrow from the pronoun to the noun it represents to make sure they match.
2. Use consistent pronouns. If I start with “one,” I stick with “one.”

Question 5

Ambiguous Pronoun

Answer 5

How to fix?

Make sure a pronoun can only represent one noun. Replace an ambiguous pronoun with the noun it represents.

Question 6

Pronoun Case Error

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Answer 6

How to fix?
See if the pronoun is linked to a verb. If so, use the subject pronoun. If not, use the object pronoun.

ST: If the pronoun ends a prepositional phrase, always use the object pronoun.
ST: If the pronoun is part of a sentence, drop the other nouns or pronouns to see what works.

Question 7

Adjective/Adverb Agreement Error

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Answer 7

How to fix?
Use an adjective to modify a noun.
Use an adverb to modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

ST: good = adjective Those cookies smell good.
Well= Adverb The bloodhound can smell well.