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ACT English Prep 11th grade
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This is a Quiz designed to quiz students on English and grammar skills for the ACT.
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1
What type of sentence is this sentence, "Leave while you can!"
complex
compound
compound-complex
simple
2
OMG -- when would you use dashes in grammar?!
to add interest to a story
to show added emphasis, an interruption or change in thought
in a race, because you really want to win.
to show who is speaking next
3
Is this sentence active or passive, "The team will celebrate their victory tonight."
active
passive
4
Which sentence misuses a comma?
Our Sunday school teacher, Jenny, has a crush on Forest.
"Sure I can," Sally explained to Fredricka.
Never let your child kiss, a frog. They'll get warts.
Hey, do you want to play with me?
5
"We went to the movie that she wanted to see, and then we went to the park." Type of sentence?
Compound
Compound-complex
Complex
Simple
6
Correct this sentence, "its amys car so let her decide were to go"
"It's Amy's car, so let her decide where to go."
"Its Amy's car, so let her decide where to go."
"It's Amy's car, so let her decide were to go."
"It's Amy's car so let her decide where to go."
7
"When he opened his eyes, he couldn't believe it, the horses were running toward him!" Problem?
sentence fragment
comma splice
faulty parallelism
run on
8
Is this sentence using active or passive voice, "The movie is being made in Hollywood."
Active
Passive
9
"It is next to my neighbors house." This sentence is missing what?
proper end punctuation
an apostrophe in "neighbors"
a subject-verb agreement
capitalizing the "n" in "neighbors"
10
What type of nouns do always you capitalize?
abstract nouns
proper nouns
collective nouns
compound nouns
11
When would you use "whose" instead of using "who's"?
when you are showing possession
when you are contracting who is or who has
when replacing the word "him" or "her"
when you hate apostrophes
12
When would you use a semicolon?
A list of items containing commas (Phoenix, Arizona; etc.).
To separate two independent clauses.
When you feel like it, eh?
2 clauses w/ multiple commas and a coordinating conjunction.
13
When in the world would you use hyphens?
to separate dependent clauses
to separate nouns and adjectives
to join compound adjectives
to join two or more words
14
"If some god shall wreck me in the wine dark deep, even so I will endure." This needs a hyphen
Between even and so
Between dark and deep
Between wine and dark
Between god and shall
15
Which word is correct for this sentence, "I can't imagine where _______ going."
they're
there
their
they
16
What is a "comma splice"?
the use of a comma to join two independent clauses
the use of a comma to join two dependent clauses
a fruit in Tokyo
the use of a comma to separate two proper nouns
17
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do." Type of sentence?
Complex
Compound
Simple
Compound complex
18
When would you use a colon in grammar?
listing, illustrating, restating or explaining what was said
after words "such as," "including," and "for example."
when you are about to say the name of someone
Ms. McTeer...don't make me say it...
19
Which sentence has an incorrect use of the word "the"?
"We're taking a trip to the United Kingdom."
"The British Isles are a group of islands."
"I want to visit the Walt Disney World Resort."
"I plan to attend The Ohio State University."
20
What is a suffix?
words added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning
words that should have been added to the beginning of a word
words added in the middle of a word to change the meaning
words added to the end of a word to change the meaning
