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English ACT

English Section Overview The English section is always… 1 st section on the ACT 1 st section on the ACT 75 questions 75 questions 45 minutes 45 minutes 5 passages 5 passages

English Section Overview: Skills Covered Grammar Grammar Punctuation Punctuation Sentence Structure Sentence Structure Organization Organization Strategy Strategy Style Style

English Section Overview: Scoring 39 right (raw score) = Scaled score of 18 = “college readiness”

English Overview: Question Types Two types of questions: 1. Usage & Mechanics (underlined) 1. Usage & Mechanics (underlined) 2. Rhetorical Skills (boxed) 2. Rhetorical Skills (boxed)

English Overview: Question Types Usage/Mechanics Rhetorical Skills

Usage and Mechanics  40 questions total (underlined questions)  Questions cover: Punctuation - 10 questions Punctuation - 10 questions Grammar - 12 questions Grammar - 12 questions Sentence structure - 18 questions Sentence structure - 18 questions

Punctuation  Questions ask you to correct misplaced, misused, or missing punctuation marks.  Most common CommasCommas ApostrophesApostrophes ColonsColons Semi-colonsSemi-colons

Punctuation

Grammar Questions cover: Subject-verb agreement Subject-verb agreement Pronoun-noun agreement Pronoun-noun agreement

Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

Grammar: Pronoun – Noun Agreement

Sentence Structure  Questions deal with the sentence as a whole.  Questions cover: ParallelismParallelism Modifier placementModifier placement Run-onsRun-ons FragmentsFragments

Sentence Structure: Parallelism

Sentence Structure: Misplaced Modifiers

Sentence Structure: Run-ons & Fragments

Rhetorical Skills 35 questions (Box questions) Writing strategy – 12 questions Writing strategy – 12 questions Organization – 11 questions Organization – 11 questions Style – 12 questions Style – 12 questions

Writing Strategy  Questions on revising a passage to improve its effectiveness.  Questions cover: TransitionsTransitions Adding evidenceAdding evidence

Writing Strategy: Transitions

Writing Strategy: Adding Evidence

Organization Questions ask you to rearrange a sentence, paragraph, or passage to maximize coherency and unity.

Paragraph Organization

Sentence Organization

Style Questions assess how well you can choose the most appropriate word for a sentence in terms of its tone and clarity.

Style: Tone

Style: Redundancy / Wordiness