ACT Prep

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ACT Prep

• English

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Run-ons

• The lecture was dull you almost fell asleep.
• 3 ways to fix
• End stop add a period, capitalize next word.
• The lecture was dull. You almost fell asleep.
• Add a semi-colon between the sentences
• The lecture was dull you almost fell asleep.
• Use a conjunction (FANBOYS) and a comma
• The lecture was dull, so you almost fell asleep.

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Faulty Parallelism

• When parts of sentences perform similar
  functions, they should be the same format
• At most colleges, the dominant attitude among
  students is that gaining admission to graduate
  school is more important than to obtain a
  well-rounded education
• Should be obtaining two gerund phrases

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Parallelism Cont

• He was not only sympathetic but also knew when to
  be considerate
• Predicate adjective vs. clause
• He was not only sympathetic but also considerate
• He spends his time playing cards, swimming, going
  to the theater, and at school
• Three gerunds, one prep phrase
• He spends his time going to school

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Incomplete Split Construction

• A thought that is interrupted must be finished
• Maintaining a stable share is as important, if
  not more important than, making a profit.
• As important as, if not more important than
• Her colleagues always speak of Professor Collins
  as a person who has and will always be sensitive.
  
• Should be who has been and always will be

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Verb Tense

• Past Perfect had talked
• Present Perfect have talked
• Future Perfect will have talked

• Past talked
• Present talk
• Future will talk

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When to use Perfect Verb Tense

• Present perfect when action began in past, but
  extended to present
• I cannot have any more turkey or stuffing
  already I have eaten too much food.
• Past perfect action began and completed in past
  before some other past action
• The foreman asked what had happened to my eye.
• Future perfect action began anytime, but
  finished in future
• When I reach Chicago tonight, my uncle will have
  left for LA.

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Practice

• Open book to page 64.
• Do questions 60,65,66,70-76
• Homework 45 min timed practice test- pg. 672