1. JOHN BAYLOR TEST PREP
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2. THE ACT 75 Questions 45 Minutes 40 Questions 35 Minutes
Test #1 ENGLISH
75 Questions
45 Minutes
Test #2 READING
40 Questions
35 Minutes

3. THE ACT
Test #5 WRITING
30 minutes

4. FINISH EACH TEST Narrow the answers down to TWO. Make a choice
Don’t leave any unanswered questions.

5. ENGLISH (JBTP Strategy)
Read first time through with ‘a’: in or out
Reread, plugging in ‘b’” in or out
Look at shortened version with ‘c’: in or out
Look at shortened version with ‘d’: in or out
GET IT DOWN TO TWO
Armed with JBTP’s Grammar Rules, reread each and make a choice.
QUICK-CHECK: reread, plugging in your choice

6. The JBTP Grammar Rules
1. Less is More Go with the shortest answer unless the shortest is horrible.
Honor thy Commas
Exaggerate the pause and the inflection change.

7. The JBTP Grammar Rules 3. A full sentence: has three components.
A subject
A verb
A complete thought
Subject – Verb agreement: subjects agree with their verbs in number (singular or plural).
When there is a single word underlined it is probably a verb. Every verb has a subject. When hunting down the subject, slash the prep phrase.

8. The JBTP Grammar Rules
5. Each, none, neither, either, anybody, someone, everyone, everybody: are all singular.
Apostrophes: Show possession.
If one owner: ‘s
If more than one owner: s’
Men’s, women’s, children’s, and people’s are always ‘s.

9. The JBTP Grammar Rules 7. Contractions ALWAYS say both words.
Less formal…less urgent
Who’s v Whose
8. Semi-colons, colons, and dashes
; = ,and
: = example(s) to
follow
c. - = comma or colon

10. The JBTP Grammar Rules
9. The PRINCIPAL is your Pal; while your PRINCIPLES are your values. Effect is a noun. Affect is a verb.
How to put two sentences into one sentence (two independent clauses). ;
, and

11. The JBTP Grammar Rules 11. Irregular Verbs Today I present.
Yesterday I past.
For years I have perfect.
12. Prepositions

12. The JBTP Grammar Rules
13. Extra information has commas or dashes around it.
Parallelism
Stay with the trend within a sentence.

13. The JBTP Grammar Rules Pronouns Clear antecedent
Agree in number and gender with its antecedent
Get rid of names around the pronoun
Thin of something identical that you do understand.
e. Comparison with a pronoun at the end: add the verb in your head. f. The verb ‘to be’ g. Who v Whom -take it out and plug in ‘he.’ If it works go with ‘who.’

14. The JBTP Grammar Rules 16. Transition Words a. EXPECTATIONS…
17. A descriptive clause modifies only what immediately comes before or after.

15. The JBTP Grammar Rules 18. Voice cannot change within a sentence.
Comparing multiple things.
Two things use – er, more, or less
Three or more use
- est, most, or least

16. The JBTP Grammar Rules
20. Non-words
21. Idioms

17. The JBTP Grammar Rules
22. Subjunctive mood a. If a sentence has ‘if’, ‘suppose’, or ‘I wish’ go with ‘were’ as the verb.
When truly torn between two answers, cross out all the gunk:
Prep phrases
Adjectives
Adverbs
Extra info.

18. The JBTP Grammar Rules 24. Conjunctions neither…nor Either…or
Not only…but also
*identical word order follows each conjunction.