1. ACT TEST Prep

2. In General… Take often Don’t’ stay up late the night before Use the bathroom before the test Answer every question

3. Do Not Read the directions Always order a copy of your tests and answers: December, April and June Always have a watch and keep time

4. The English Test-45 Minutes 75 Total Questions 55 Require a change made to a word or group of words 1. Are the words correct or appropriate? 2. Are they punctuated correctly?

5. The Remaining 20 Questions are Writing Techniques and Strategies 1. Style of passage 2. Purpose of passage 3. Transitions from one paragraph to the next Summary of the passage Order of paragraphs

6. Rules for Grammar/Usage/Mechanics 1. Choose the answer that is the most simple. 2. Always re-read your choice in the complete sentence. 3. Try each choice in the passage. 4. Read all of the passage.

7. 5. Don’t be afraid of putting No Change too many times. Use process of elimination.

8. Grammar, Usage, Mechanics Adjective Use Adverb Use Conjunction Use Subject/Verb Agreement Pronoun Usage Who and Whom Comma Usage Semicolon Use Colon Use Using the Dash Using Apostrophes Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Parallel Structure

9. Substandard English Don’t use contractions in formal writing Do not split infinitives Than-comparison/Then – used to express time Farther indicates distance/Further indicates additional time, quantity or degree

10. Between is used when referring to two individuals. Among is used when referring to three or more people. Do not use Could Of or Should Of in place of could or should have. Use fewer when referring to items that can be counted individually. Use less when referring to items that can not be separated. A lot should not be one word. A lot is a phrase that should be avoided.

11. Its is a possessive pronoun (ownership). It’s is a contraction meaning it is Avoid the use of certain double prepositions: Off Of, Off To, From Off. Irregardless is not a word. Use regardless. To is a preposition. Too means also or very.