ENGLISHPUNCTUATION• 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

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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 (thefour I’s):

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• Items in a series— Use a comma to separate lists of three or more items, adjectives, etc.

• Introductory phrases— Use a comma to offset an introductory word or phrase from the main part of the sentence.

• Interruptions in a sentence— Use a comma to offset an interruption from the main part of the sentence.

• Independent clauses joined together—When joining two complete thoughts with a conjunction, place a comma before the conjunction. NEVER use a comma alone to join two complete thoughts (more on this in Sentence Structure).

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WHAT THESE QUESTIONS LOOK LIKE

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