ACT Prep

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ACT Prep

• English

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Subject-Verb Agreement

• Compound Subjects
• and- plural or-singular (agree with subject
  closest)
• My mom and I are excited about the new baby.
• Of the entire family, my mom or I am excited the
  most.
• Inverted Sentences
• Swimming in the water was my husband and my dog.
• Subject Husband AND dog Verb should be were
• Words between subject and verb
• Champion dogs in the American Kennel Club
  Competition wins monetary prizes.
• Dogs- plural verb should be plural (win)

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Pronoun Usage

• Antecedent- the noun that the pronoun is
  replacing
• Every pronoun must have an antecedent
• Can not be a phrase or clause
• Ex Although Glen is president of the student
  body, he has not yet passed his English exam, and
  because of it, he will not graduate.
• The pronoun and antecedent must agree
• Either both plural or both singular
• Ex I have two cousins. Their names are Sarah and
  Laura.

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Pronouns Cont

• Antecedents must be clear
• The letter is on the desk that we received
  yesterday
• The letter that we received yesterday is on the
  desk
• Edwards father died before he reached his 30th
  birthday.
• In the manual it says to make three copies.

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Adjectives vs. Adverbs

• Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other
  adverbs
• Party invitation where, when, why, how, to what
  extent?
• Usually (!) end in -ly
• Adjectives describe nouns
• Which one? How Many? How Much? What Kind?

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Adj vs. Adv

• Use the right part of speech!
• He said that the medicine tasted
  terrible/terribly.
• The dog remained faithful/faithfully to its
  master until the end.
• I felt bad/badly about forgetting the appointment
• The professor presented an obvious/obviously
  important point in the class.

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Double Negatives

• NO!
• I hadnt hardly begun to understand Spanish.
• I had hardly begun to understand Spanish.
• On my day off, I got hardly nothing done.
• On my day off, I got hardly anything done.
• My dog had not barely been home two days when he
  ran away.
• My dog had barely been home two days when he ran
  away.

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Nouns vs. Noun Clauses

• Noun clauses, especially those that serve as the
  subject of the sentence, must be properly
  introduced
• Use that instead of why or because
• Ex Why/That American car manufactures did not
  reduce car sizes earlier than they did is a
  mystery.
• Ex The reason the saxophone is popular is
  because/that its timbre can approximate the human
  voice.

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Practice

• Open books to page 53
• Do the following questions 1,2,4,6,8,12,14,15,16,
  20,22,23,24,25
• Homework Finish Ex. 2 and do 20 min timed quiz
  on pg. 424. Check your answers!