ACT Prep English College Board

This subject offers 52 topics in 4 modules:

  1. Grammar and Usage 19 topics
  2. Punctuation 12 topics
  3. Rhetorical Skills 7 topics
  4. Sentence Structure 14 topics
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English

Grammar and Usage

Adjective and Adverb Confusion

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Adjective and Adverb Confusion

  • Text discusses correct usage of adverbs.
  • Incorrect example: "He spoke beautiful at the wedding reception."
  • Correct example: "He spoke beautifully at the wedding reception."

Course material for English, module Grammar and Usage, topic Adjective and Adverb Confusion

English

Punctuation

Dashes

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Dashes

  • Dashes can be used to indicate non-essential statements in a sentence like commas.
  • Example: "Steve- who is sixty five - runs three miles every day."
  • Dashes can be used before a list or an explanation like colons.
  • They can also be used to create a deliberate pause in a sentence.
  • Example: "Rome has many tourist attractions - museums, palaces, and monuments."

Course material for English, module Punctuation, topic Dashes

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