ACT English Rules/Reminders Latest 2023 with Verified Solutions

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ACT English Rules/Reminders Latest 2023 with Verified Solutions Introductory phrase = Comma ✔✔Use a comma when it separates introductory words from rest of sentence Ex. After seven weeks of st... udying, I raised my ACT score by five points. BTW (by the way) Phrases = comma hug ✔✔Use commas to set off words or phrases that are nonessential to the integrity of the sentence...oh, by the way FANBOYS ✔✔For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Independent, (FANBOYS) Independant ✔✔Use comma when it separates 2 independent clauses and you see either for, and nor, but, yet, so. Ex. I'm thinking of going to Georgetown, but I enjoyed visiting U of A. Independent (FANBOYS) Dependent ✔✔= No Comma used Ex. Mike was the only person on the scene and tried to help the injured passenger. Lists or series and commas ✔✔= Comma How could you dump me, tell Julie you love her, go to prom with her, and then now tell me you love me? "and" between adjectives ✔✔= Comma Ex:She had an expensive (and) pretty (and) revealing yellow poka-dot bikini. she had an expensive, pretty, revealing, yellow poka-dot bikini. -ing phrase at the end of a sentence ✔✔=Comma ex: Barbara did well, considering she did not study at all Independent ; Independant ✔✔Use a semicolon when it seperates two independant clauses and you DO NOT SEE FANBOYS Ex. I'm thinking of going to Georgetown; D.C. is an ideal place for me. Independent ; however , Independent ✔✔Use a semicolon and comma when you see... thus,furthermore,however,moreover,therefore,nevertheless BETWEEN TWO independent clauses. Ex. I like pick up trucks; however, they are not practical in NY. singular pronouns ✔✔each, everyone, every one, anyone, anybody, someone, either, neither singular words ✔✔dollar, years, decades, civics, news, measles, mathematics, group, team, committee, class, family comma splice ✔✔two independent clauses spliced togeth [Show More]

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