ACT ENGLISH REVIEW
Be familiar with the following English
Concepts/Areas.
USAGE/MECHANICS
- Punctuation
- Comma
- Semicolor
- Colon
- Hypen
- Apostrophe
- Dash
- Question Mark
- Exclamation Point
- Quotation Marks and Parentheses
- Grammar and Usage
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Parts of Verbs
- Present
- Past
- Present Participle
- Past Participle
- Verb Form and Verbals
- Infinitives
- Gerunds
- Participle
- Pronouns
- Personal Pronouns
- Interrogative Pronouns
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Indefinite Pronouns
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
- Sentence Fragments
- Run-on Sentences
- Connectives
- Modifiers
- Adjectives and Adverbs
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Dangling Constructions
- Illogical Comparisons
- Consistency and Tense
- Verbs in Subordinate Clauses
- The Present Infinitive
- The Subjunctive Mood
- Parallelism
- Transitional Words and Phrases
RHETORICAL SKILLS
- Descriptive Writing
- Narration
- Explanation of a Process
- Comparison and Constrast
- Cause and Effect
- Persuasion
- Organization
- The Main Idea
- Supporting Material
- Transitional Words and Phrases
- Opening and Closings
- Style
- Formal Writing Style
- Informal Writing Style
- Esoteric Writing Style
- Elevated Writing Style
- Word Choice
- Diction
- Imagery and Figurative Language
- Wordiness
- Omissions
- Sexist Language