ACT ENGLISH PRACTICE
What added to an adjective makes it a comparison?
*-er*
What added to an adjective makes it a superlative?
*-est*
What are FANBOYS?
*F*or *A*nd *N*or *B*ut *O*r *Y*et *S*o
1st person subject pronouns
I, we
how are most verbs formed?
adding *-ly* to the end of an *adjective* ex: No one took her warnings *seriously*.
Name all the most common conjuctions
although, as, because, if, since, that, until, what, which, while, when, where, who, whom
Name all the TRICKY pronouns
anybody, either, nobody, anyone, everybody, somebody, each, everyone, someone (they are all singular)
singular pronouns for male gender
he, him, his
3rd person possessive pronouns
her, hers, his, its, their, theirs
3rd person object pronouns
her, him, it, them
singular pronouns for things
it, its
1st person object pronouns
me, us
what do *adverbs* do?
modify *verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs* but *not nouns*
what do *adjectives* do to nouns?
modify them
1st person possessive pronouns
my, mine, our, ours
Identify if this is a complete sentence: *Since you bought the hotdogs*.
no
Identify if this is a complete sentence: *The batter who hit second*.
no
What should you do, when on the ACT, if you are asked to solve a problem with STOP punctuation?
perform the vertical line test: draw a vertical line where the STOP punctuation is to help you determine if the ideas before and after the line are complete or incomplete
What all are considered to be STOP punctuation?
period(.), semicolon(;), question mark(?), exclamation mark(!)
3rd person subject pronouns
she, he, it, they
singular pronouns for female gender
she, her, hers
What two tenses can be used as the same?
simple past and past participle
State the simple past and past participle of: eat
simple past: ate past participle: eaten
State the simple past and past participle of: become
simple past: became past participle: become
State the simple past and past participle of: begin
simple past: began past participle: begun
State the simple past and past participle of: blow
simple past: blew past participle: blown
State the simple past and past participle of: break
simple past: broke past participle: broken
State the simple past and past participle of: bring
simple past: brought past participle: brought
State the simple past and past participle of: come
simple past: came past participle: come
State the simple past and past participle of: choose
simple past: chose past participle: chosen
State the simple past and past participle of: drink
simple past: drank past participle: drunk
State the simple past and past participle of: drive
simple past: drove past participle: driven
State the simple past and past participle of: fall
simple past: fell past participle: fallen
State the simple past and past participle of: fly
simple past: flew past participle: flown
State the simple past and past participle of: forbid
simple past: forbade past participle: forbidden
State the simple past and past participle of: forgive
simple past: forgave past participle: forgiven
State the simple past and past participle of: forget
simple past: forgot past participle: forgotten
State the simple past and past participle of: freeze
simple past: froze past participle: frozen
State the simple past and past participle of: give
simple past: gave past participle: given
State the simple past and past participle of: get
simple past: got past participle: gotten
State the simple past and past participle of: grow
simple past: grew past participle: grown
State the simple past and past participle of: hide
simple past: hid past participle: hidden
State the simple past and past participle of: know
simple past: knew past participle: known
State the simple past and past participle of: lay
simple past: laid past participle: laid
State the simple past and past participle of: lie
simple past: lay past participle: lain
State the simple past and past participle of: lead
simple past: led past participle: led
State the simple past and past participle of: run
simple past: ran past participle: run
State the simple past and past participle of: ring
simple past: rang past participle: rung
State the simple past and past participle of: ride
simple past: rode past participle: ridden
State the simple past and past participle of: rise
simple past: rose past participle: risen
State the simple past and past participle of: sing
simple past: sang past participle: sung
State the simple past and past participle of: see
simple past: saw past participle: seen
State the simple past and past participle of: shake
simple past: shook past participle: shaken
State the simple past and past participle of: speak
simple past: spoke past participle: spoken
State the simple past and past participle of: spring
simple past: sprang past participle: sprung
State the simple past and past participle of: steal
simple past: stole past participle: stolen
State the simple past and past participle of: swim
simple past: swam past participle: swum
State the simple past and past participle of: teach
simple past: taught past participle: taught
State the simple past and past participle of: throw
simple past: threw past participle: thrown
State the simple past and past participle of: take
simple past: took past participle: taken
State the simple past and past participle of: tear
simple past: tore past participle: torn
State the simple past and past participle of: go
simple past: went past participle: gone
State the simple past and past participle of: wear
simple past: wore past participle: worn
State the simple past and past participle of: write
simple past: wrote past participle: written
What is the rule for subject-verb agreement?
singular verbs end with *s* and plural verbs *do not*
What do colons and single dashes have in common?
they can link a complete idea to either an incomplete idea or another complete idea. The complete idea must come first, and the second idea will be a definition, explanation, or list.
plural pronouns for female gender
they, them, their
plural pronouns for male gender
they, them, their
plural pronouns for things
they, them, their
What do you use the present perfect for?
to describe an event that began in the past and continues into the present, or to describe an even that was completed at some indefinite time before the present ex: I *have lived* in Chicago for ten years.
What do you use the future perfect for?
to describe an event that will be completed at a definite later time ex: Jim *will have left* by the time I arrive.
What do you use past perfect for?
to make clear the chronology of two events completed at a definite time in the past, one before the other ex: Before I went to the performance with Kelly, I *had* never *appreciated* ballet before
Identify if this is a complete sentence: *Amanda throws strikes*.
yes
Identify if this is a complete sentence: *Go Bears!*
yes
2nd person object pronouns
you
2nd person subject pronouns
you
2nd person possessive pronouns
your
