ACT English Review #1

English ACT Punctuation Review

ACT English Review

Period

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a PERIOD where needed.

Those artists who look good on camera have a great chance of success than those who do not, examples are not difficult to find.

• NO CHANGE

• not examples,

• not. Examples,

• not. Examples

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a PERIOD where needed.

A mosquito was poking at my forearm, and the batter seemed to blur into the woods behind home plate and we weren't playing to win, only to play.

• NO CHANGE

• plate. We

• plate so we

• plate because we

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a PERIOD where needed.

They called her Diane of the Wolves. Wildlife biologist Diane Boyd studied wolves in their native habitat in a remote wilderness in the Northwest.

• NO CHANGE

• Wolves, wildlife

• Wolves, Wildlife,

• Wolves, specializing in wildlife

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a PERIOD where needed.

Bicyclists streak past in a blur of color and a cloud of dust I don't understand their hurry.

• NO CHANGE

• dust, however,

• dust.

• dust,

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a PERIOD where needed.

Amalia Hernandez bowed gracefully before the crowd, many viewers stood and applauded, showing their appreciation for the performance they just witnessed.

• NO CHANGE

• crowd many

• crowd. Many

• crowd. While many

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a PERIOD where needed.

Soon McLean stepped on stage with his sax I wasn't prepared for the impact.

• NO CHANGE

• sax.

• sax that

• sax, which

Semicolons

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

Even the parts of a chili vary the seeds and veins of a pepper are hotter than the flesh.

• NO CHANGE

• vary;

• vary,

• vary but

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

To us it became a stage, on which we tap-danced or raft on which we crossed the high seas in search of treasure.

• NO CHANGE

• stage: on which we tap-danced,

• stage; on which we tap-danced,

• stage on which we tap-danced

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

Such is the ceremonial power we give to the spoken text that we just don't think of each other as properly married or buried; until the right words from a book are read.

• NO CHANGE

• buried until

• buried. Until when

• buried if

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

The greatest threat to the alligator is the loss of its habitat as wetlands are drained; to build housing for the spiraling human population.

• NO CHANGE

• drained to build housing

• drained, to build, housing

• drained, to build housing,

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

Tiny's Granny however; is very fond of her burqa, because she has a variety of innovative uses for it.

• NO CHANGE

• Granny; however,

• Granny, however,

• Granny, however

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

Above the columns extends a horizontal stone band called a frieze; carved into it are the classical theatrical masks that represent comedy and tragedy.

• NO CHANGE

• frieze; into which are carved

• frieze. Into which are carved

• frieze, carved into it are

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

Mr. Gridley, the loser, then decorated a sack of flour with red, white, and blue ribbons; shouldered it; and led the band through Austin.

• NO CHANGE

• ribbons, shouldered it,

• ribbons shouldered it,

• ribbons, shouldered it;

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a SEMICOLON where needed.

She wrote down four stanzas of the poem in her notebook, however, she was not pleased with this first attempt and set it aside.

• NO CHANGE

• notebook; however,

• notebook however,

• notebook however

Colons

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a COLON where needed.

Not all visitors, however, have been so welcome, years ago, an escaped convict made his way to her mountain retreat and threatened her.

• NO CHANGE

• welcome:

• welcome; since

• welcome, although

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a COLON where needed.

Southwest is the Anaheim pepper, it's fairly mild.

• NO CHANGE

• pepper; its

• pepper, its

• pepper: it's

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a COLON where needed.

When she lectures at schools and public libraries, Cisneros presents the evidence. An elementary school report card containing Cs, Ds, and solitary b (for conduct)

• NO CHANGE

• evidence: an

• evidence; an

• evidence an

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a COLON where needed.

Programs vary based on cities' unique conditions, but one thing is consistent, bike-share bikes-often described as clunky or even ugly-don't look like ordinary bikes.

• NO CHANGE

• conditions but, one thing is consistent;

• conditions, but one thing is consistent:

• conditions: but

Multiple Choice

Insert or remove a COLON where needed.

Determined to improve, I diligently adhered to every photography rule my parents taught me, such as: use diagonal lines to draw the viewer's gaze to the photo's main subject.

• NO CHANGE

• me, for example, use

• me; to use

• me: Use