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ENGLISH PUNCTUATION Apostrophes Commas Semi-colons GRAMMAR Subject-Verb Agreement Verb Tense Pronoun – Antecedent Agreement Subject – Object Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs SENTENCE STRUCTURE Fragments Run-ons Misplaced modifiers STYLE AND RHETORIC Adding / Deleting Information Organization Wordiness and Redundancy Word Choice and Tone COMMAS

ENGLISH COMMAS The ACT loves commas—questions involving the usage of commas can account for a good-sized chunk of the English test. With so many comma questions, there can be a lot of rules to keep track of, and it can get pretty confusing. Let’s keep it simple, though. Below are the four main categories of comma usage to know for the ACT English test (the four I’s):

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ENGLISH COMMAS WHAT THESE QUESTIONS LOOK LIKE

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