Things to remember Flashcards
Three Things to Never Pick on English
1) Having
2) Being
3) Its’
When do you not pick “ing” endings word?
With verb questions
Possession vs Plural
Poss) Baby’s
Plural Possessive) Babies’
Poss) Dog’s
Plural Possessive) Dogs’
What are the 5 General Reading Strategies?
1) Time Managment: 8min 45sec
2) Never Pick: Never, Not, Too
3) Never Pick: Negatively Ending Words
4) Main Idea Questions: If Stuck Re-read last questions
How do you time manage science questions
7 passages = 5 min
6 passages = 6 min
Correct Use of Who?
- Correct answer 90% of the time
- Is always the subject of the sentence
Substitute words for Who?
- He
- She
- They
Correct Use of Whom?
- Is always the direct object
- Always has a prepositional buddy with it (ex. to, for, by, with)
Substitute for Whom?
- Him
- Her
- Them
English Punctuation
1) Period ( . )
2) Semicolon ( ; )
3) Comma Conjunction ( , )
How does a colon work?
1) A complete sentence: A List
2) A complete sentence: An explantion
Rules for colon use?
1) Be suspicious
2) Check to see if you have a complete sentence at the place where you want to put the colon
Main Idea Questions For English
1) Identify within the question exactly what the ACT is asking
2) Re-read the title
3) Skim the passage for support
What answers do you never pick for Main Idea English questions?
- Does not
- Did not
- Fails to
English singular vs plural verbs
[S] - Is
[P] - Are
[S] - Was
[P] - Were
[S] - Has
[P] - Have
[S] - Looks
[P] - Look
