{"id":454,"date":"2019-11-30T09:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T16:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/?p=454"},"modified":"2021-07-09T18:07:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T00:07:21","slug":"act-english-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/act-english-test\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT English Test: The Only 3 Grammar Rules to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"454\" class=\"elementor elementor-454\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cf1146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cf1146\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49e2b210\" data-id=\"49e2b210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d92070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d92070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is nearly impossible to know every grammar rule in the English language in order to get ready for the ACT English Test. So, picture this, it is the night before the test and you are doing some last-minute studying and you are trying to cram in every grammar and rhetoric rule you remember from English class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">{Looking for tips for the ACT Reading Test?}<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-26f036d );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65bcf7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-540 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b65bcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUzMSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to get my Top 10 Tips for the ACT Reading Test<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4c61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc4c61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too often I have had students who get caught up in knowing every minor detail of grammar that it prevents them from focusing on the 3 key things they need to know for the ACT English Test.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b92b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b92b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-8.14.14-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433\" alt=\"image of a person behind a large stack of books.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-8.14.14-AM.png 560w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-8.14.14-AM-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/act-english-test\/?tp_image_id=433\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Last-minute Grammar review \u2013 don\u2019t do this, check out these grammar rules!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1174cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1174cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all boils down to this: knowing the difference between an independent and dependent clauses\/phrases and how to punctuate them. If you know this, then you will be able to choose the right answer or eliminate answers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So here we go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc63a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc63a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Independent and Dependent Clauses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20ee00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b20ee00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independent Clauses are sentences that can stand on their own. They have a subject and a verb. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: John and I drove to the store.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dependent Clauses cannot stand on their own. They often are missing the subject, but do have a verb. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: Then walked to a movie.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dependent Phrases also cannot stand on their own. They often add extra information and details. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: which neither of us liked.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d22a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d22a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. How do I connect two Independent Clauses?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f94adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f94adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can connect these clauses together with commas.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect with a comma by using a coordinating conjunction. [Hint: You don\u2019t really need to know the term coordinating conjunction.] The most common ones are what I call \u201cFANBOYS\u201d \u2013 for, and, nor, but, or, yes, so. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: John and I drove to the store, and we walked to a movie.<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also connect these clauses with a semicolon.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect with a semicolon by putting it between the two independent clauses.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For example: John and I drove to the store; we walked to a movie. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t as common and is usually used for more complex sentences.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also connect two independent clauses by using a semicolon transitional word and a comma between the two sentences. Some transitional words are however, therefore, although, meanwhile, etc. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: John and I drove to the store; however, we walked to a movie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351cdcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"351cdcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. How do I connect an independent clause with a dependent clause?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1632041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1632041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These types of sentences will often show a relationship with each other and are often misidentified as two independent clauses. Connect these without any punctuation \u2013 even though they often have a FANBOYS conjunction between them. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: John and I drove to the store but walked to a movie. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this example, the second half of the sentence is a dependent clause and is missing the subject \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walked to a movie.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Therefore, it needs the first part of the sentence in order to make sense.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96e1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d96e1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. How do I punctuate a dependent phrase inside a sentence?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff0cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cff0cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dependent phrase adds information but isn\u2019t essential to understanding the sentence, so you set off the phrase with commas, or dashes, or parentheses. I have never seen a test that has all of these in the same question as answers, so all you need to remember is to set off the phrase. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: We walked to a movie, which we both hated.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Knowing that you both hated the movie is extra information<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the non-essential phrase is in the middle of the sentence, then commas will go around it. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: I went to the movies with John, who is my best friend, then we went to dinner.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay \u2013 that\u2019s it. If you can identify if a sentence is an independent or dependent clause, then you are well on your way to getting the question right!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for more grammar and rhetoric rules for the ACT? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/ACT-English-Test-Prep-Grammar-Usage-and-Rhetorical-Rules-Review-Sheet-1137871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out my quick review guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d978c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d978c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/ACT-English-Test-Prep-Grammar-Usage-and-Rhetorical-Rules-Review-Sheet-1137871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-description=\"I have used this in my own classroom and at school-wide ACT Review Sessions for the last 12 years! This is a 3 page .pdf document that covers all of the Grammar, Usage, and Rhetorical rules tested on the ACT English test. 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