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Grammar Error #1
Agreement
The most tested grammatical rule on the ACT is subject/verb and pronoun
antecedent agreement.
Sample Agreement Item
If a student won’t study they won’t do well.
The owner of the bicycles are going to sell them.
Sample Agreement ItemIf a student won’t study, he or she
won’t do well.
If students won’t study, they won’t do well.
The owner of the bicycles is going to sell them.
Sample Agreement ItemThe fool gave the wrong tickets to
Bob and I.
The fool gave the wrong tickets to Bob and me.
Sample Parenthetical Phrase
Liz—the last girl on the right, is always late.
Liz, the last girl on the right, is always late.
Sample Run-On Sentence
Ed’s a slacker, Sara isn’t.
Ed’s a slacker, but Sara isn’t.
Ed’s a slacker; Sara isn’t.
Ed’s a slacker. Sara isn’t.
Ed, unlike Sara, is a slacker.
Sample Fragment Item
Emily listened to music. While she studied.
Emily listened to music while she studied.
Punctuation Marks
Semicolon – used to separate two complete thoughts. (think period)
Colon – follows a complete thought and often begins a listing.
Dash – can be used for any pause. (think comma)
Adjective or Adverb?Anna is an extreme gifted child,
and she speaks beautiful too.
Anna is an extremely gifted child, and she speaks beautifully too.
Grammar Error #8
IdiomsDouble check to make sure idioms
utilize the correct preposition. Many words require particular prepositions.
Idiom Example
An idiom is an established phrase that has a unique or special meaning that can be looked down in the dictionary.
Grammar Error #11
Apostrophe Use
When you make a noun possessive by adding an “s,” you use an
apostrophe.
You never use an apostrophe to make a pronoun possessive. Pronouns have special possessive forms.
Apostrophe Example
The company claims its illegal to use it’s name that way.
The company claims it’s illegal to use its name that way.
Grammar Error #12
Comparative and Superlatives
Comparing two things – use –er or more.
Comparing more than two things –use –est or most.
Comparative/Superlative Example
My goldfish is more smarter than your brother.
*Never use both more or most and an ending.
I think vanilla is the most tastiest pudding ever!
Usage Example
I will walk among the two sections of the class. I will walk between the
many students.
I will walk between the two sections of the class. I will walk among the
many students.
Grammar Error #14Less or Fewer
Use the word less only for uncountable things.
When things can be counted, use fewer.
Usage Example
I have less people here tonight than last week.
I have fewer people here tonight than last week.
Grammar Error #15Verb Forms
Fritz had just began to toast Lydia’s marshmallows when the rabbits
stampeded.
Grammar Error #16Misplaced Modifiers
Snarling and snapping, Juanita attempted to control her pet turtle.
Grammar Error #17Shifts in Pronoun Person or
Number
Hamsters should work at the most efficient pace that one can.