Mastering Essential Punctuation Rules for ACT Success

The video tutorial covers essential punctuation and grammar rules for the ACT, focusing on commas, apostrophes, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-noun agreement, and sentence structure. It begins with a humorous example of a common sign error and concludes with a correction. The tutorial provides practical examples and tips to help students tackle ACT English questions effectively.

When should you use a comma in a sentence?

• To separate two unrelated sentences

• To indicate a pause or shift in a sentence

• To end a sentence

• To replace a period

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comma for a nonessential phrase?

• The car which is red is mine.

• The car that is red, is mine.

• The car, that is red, is mine.

• The car, which is red, is mine.

What is the correct way to use an apostrophe for a possessive noun?

• The dog bone's

• The dog's bone

• The dogs' bone

• The dogs bone

Which of the following is a correct use of an apostrophe in a contraction?

• It's a beautiful day

• It is a beautiful day

• Its' a beautiful day

• Its a beautiful day

In the sentence 'The collection of books is on the table,' what is the subject?

• Books

• Is

• Collection

• Table

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: 'Everyone should bring _____ own lunch'?

• They're

• Its

• His or her

• Their

Identify the run-on sentence:

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store I bought some milk.

• I went to the store. I bought some milk.

• I went to the store; I bought some milk.

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallelism?

• She likes running, to swim, and biking.

• She likes running, swimming, and biking.

• She likes to run, swimming, and biking.

• She likes running, swimming, and to bike.

What is wrong with the sentence: 'Sizzling on the grill, Dana smelled the Copper River salmon'?

• It is a sentence fragment.

• It lacks parallelism.

• It has a misplaced modifier.

• It is a run-on sentence.

Why is the apostrophe in 'Employees must wash hand's before returning to work' incorrect?

• It is unnecessary.

• It indicates a contraction.

• It is used for a plural noun.

• It shows possession.