English

Question 1

Apostrophes serve to 2 basic writing functions

Answer 1

♡ To show Possession

♡ To indicate that letters have been removed to form a contraction

Question 2

Use an Apostrophe + “S” (‘S) to Show

Answer 2

That one person or thing owns or is a member of something.
♡ Amy’s ballet class
♡ Lisa’s car
♡ Robert’s Car

Question 3

Use an apostrophe after the “s” (s’) at the end of a plural noun to show?

Answer 3

Possession
♡ The parents’ bedroom
♡ The Smiths’ lives
It is not necessary ↑ to add another “s” to the end of a possessive plural noun.

Question 4

If a plural noun doesn’t end in “s”, add an apostrophe + s to create

Answer 4

The possessive form

Question 5

If two people own the same item together, you can add the possessive (‘s) to the

Answer 5

final name
♡ Dave and Alice’s car
♡ Tim and Jane’s trip

Question 6

What are Semicolons for?

Answer 6

Semicolons (;) are used to join two independent clauses, or 2 complete thoughts that could be a sentence.

Question 7

What is the contraction of it is?

Answer 7

It’s

Question 8

The word “its” is a

Answer 8

possessive pronoun

Question 9

No commas should be used to ________ a adjective from what it describes or subject from the rest of the sentence

Answer 9

♡ Separate
In order to determine whether a comma is needed, examine the underlined portion to identity how the parts of it relate to other parts of the sentence.

Question 10

Verbs must be parallel with other

Answer 10

Verbs in the same sentence

Question 11

Use commas to separate independent clauses when they are joined by any of these 7 coordinating conjugations:

Answer 11

and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet.

Question 12

Use commas after introductory clauses, phrases, or words when they come before

Answer 12

the main clause

Question 13

Use a pair of commas in the middle of a sentence to set off

Answer 13

clauses, phrases, and words that are not essential to the meaning of a sentence. Use one comma before to indicate the beginning of the pause and one at the end to indicate the end of the pause

Question 14

Do not use commas to set off

Answer 14

essential elements of the sentence, such as clauses beginning with “that”

Question 15

Use commas to separate 3 or more _____ or ______, or _______ written in a series.

Answer 15

1. Words 2. Phrases 3. Clauses

Question 16

Use commas to separate 2 or more coordinate __________ that describe the same noun.

Answer 16

1. Adjective
   Be sure never to add and extra comma between the final adjective and the noun itself or to use commas with non-coordinate adjectives

Question 17

Use a Comma near the end of a sentence to

Answer 17

separate contrasted coordinate elements or to indicate a shift or distinct pause.

Question 18

Colons (:) are used to show something is following

Answer 18

like a quotation, example, or list.

Question 19

A colon must always follow

Answer 19

a complete sentence.

Question 20

Use commas to set off phrases at the end of the sentence that refer to the beginning or middle of the sentence.

Answer 20

Such phrases are free modifiers that can be placed anywhere in the sentence without causing confusion. (if the placement of the modifier causes confusion, then it is not “free” and must remain “bound” to the word it modifies)
♡ Nancy waved enthusiastically at the docking ship, laughing joyously.

Question 21

Use a _____ to shift between the main discourse and a quotation.

Answer 21

1.Comma

♡ “I was able,” she answered, “ to complete the assignment.”

Question 22

Don’t use a comma to separate the _______ from the verb.

Answer 22

1.Subject

♡ The most important attribute of a ball player, is quick reflex actions. (INCORRECT)

Question 23

The second clause after a semicolon (;) should not be ___________.

Answer 23

Capitalized

Question 24

Don’t put a comma after the main clause when a _________ clause follows it.

Answer 24

Dependent

Question 25

What does a sentence contain?

Answer 25

A subject,(the actor in a sentence) action, and a complete thought.

Question 26

What are helping verbs?

Answer 26

Helping verbs are verbs used to show tense, or form a question or a negative.

Question 27

When a city and state appear together at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence, a comma must follow both the?

Answer 27

city and state.

♡ She left Albany, New York, on January 18 of that year.

Question 28

Use one comma to separate two adjectives when

Answer 28

the adjectives are interchangeable.

♡ They were a regal, strange group of people.

Question 29

What are the two ways apostrophes (‘) are used in the ACT?

Answer 29

Apostrophes are used to show possession and create contractions.

Question 30

What are dashes (—) for?

Answer 30

Dashes (—) are used to set off or emphasize the content enclosed within dashes or the content that follows a dash. Dashes place more emphasis on this content than parentheses.

♡ Upon discovering the errors—all 124 of them—the publisher immediately recalled the books.

♡ I wish you would—oh, never mind.

Question 31

Name some subject pronouns.

Answer 31

I, you, he, she, it, and we.

Question 32

Name some object pronouns?

Answer 32

me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Question 33

Who is the pronoun for?

Answer 33

People

Question 34

“That” is the pronoun for?

Answer 34

everything but people.

Question 35

When we use pronouns more than once in a sentence,

Answer 35

we have to use the same perspective throughout.

Question 36

Simple Present: ?
Present Perfect: ?

Simple Past: ?
Past Perfect: ?

Future: ?
Future Perfect: ?

Answer 36

Simple Present: They sing.
Present Perfect: They have sung.

Simple Past: They sang.
Past Perfect: They had sung.

Future: They will sing.
Future Perfect: They will have sung.

Question 37

What is the difference between affect and effect?

Answer 37

♡ Affect is usually a verb meaning “to produce an effect upon,” as in “the weather affected his mood.”

♡ Effect is usually a noun meaning “a change that results when something is done or happens,” as in “computers have had a huge effect on our lives.”

Question 38

Who and whoever typically come before a ____

Answer 38

1.Verb

Question 39

Whom and whomever typically come after a ___________

Answer 39

1.preposition like to, for, from, of, or with.

Question 40

“Which” precedes information that

Answer 40

defines all members of the noun that comes before “which”. It introduces nonessential information and therefore is preceded by a comma.

Question 41

“That” precedes information that ?

Answer 41

narrows the scope of a broader category. “That” does not have a comma before it because it is a restrictive element that introduces essential information.

Question 42

Who’s is a contraction for ?

Answer 42

Who’s is a contraction for who is.

Question 43

Whose is the __________ form of ___

Answer 43

Whose is the possessive form of who. It can also be used as a pronoun to refer to a noun previously stated.

♡ Note that the word whose can refer to nouns that are not people, as shown in the example above.

Question 44

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