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body of the nutrition it needs to be at its best. You may think that a couple extra cups of coffee a day are a good thing because you can stay up later and study. But in reality, you are “tricking” your brain into thinking that it’s awake and making yourself more dependent on caffeine. Foods to avoid—especially at test time—include high-sugar, high-calorie, low-nutrition foods, such as donuts, chips, and cookies. Instead, find healthy substitutes such as the following: INSTEAD OF . . . EAT . . . donuts low-sugar, multi-grain cereal chips carrot sticks cookies natural granola bar ice cream low-fat yogurt sugary soda fresh squeezed fruit juice giant-sized coffee green tea – ACT ASSESSMENT STUDY SKILLS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES– 29 [...]... Other times, you may need to add a subject and verb to clarify who or what is modified by the phrase Here are more examples of misplaced and dangling modifiers and their corrections 42 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – Incorrect: Behind the curtain, my doctor told me to put on a gown Correct: My doctor told me to put on a gown behind the curtain Incorrect: Worn and tattered, Uncle Joe took down the flag Correct:... parentheses [( )] There is an exception to every rule or phrase that is (including this one) relevant but secondary information Show possession apostrophe [’] That’s Jane’s car or contraction 49 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – Practice 5 Choose the correctly punctuated version of each sentence below 1 Where are you going in such a hurry a NO CHANGE b Where are you going, in such a hurry c Where are you going... off parts of dates, numbers, titles, and addresses She was born on April 30, 2002 Please print 3,000 copies Edward Wener, Ph.D has been contracted to write the book Please deliver the package to me at 30 Willow Road, Trenton, NJ 53 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – Practice 6 Part A: Insert commas where necessary 1 He said “There’s nothing else to say.” 2 I want to change majors but I need to get my advisor’s... variety of tones and emotions For example, take a look at these two versions of the same sentence: Wait—I’m coming with you! Wait, I’m coming with you The first sentence clearly expresses more urgency and excitement thanks to the dash and exclamation point The second sentence, with its comma and period, does not express emotion; the sentence is neutral 47 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – P UNCTUATION G UIDELINES... She is not only the most dependable person I know, but also the friendliest (Each phrase uses the superlative form of an adjective See page 81 for more information on superlatives.) 43 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – Practice 3 Choose the best answer to each question below 1 While waiting for the bus, the bench I sat on was wet a NO CHANGE b While waiting for the bus, I sat on the bench that was wet c... goes; better late than never h As the saying goes, “better late than never.” j “As the saying goes,” better late than never Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 c g c f b h a j b h 51 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – C OMMA R ULES Many ACT grammar questions deal with commas, the most common punctuation mark within sentences The presence and placement of commas can dramatically affect meaning and can make the difference... joining us for dinner after all Sea horses, for example, are unusual in that the males carry the eggs 4 Between two modifiers that could be replaced by and The cheetah is a fast, dangerous animal (Both fast and dangerous modify animal.) The slow, steady rocking of the train put the baby to sleep (Both slow and steady modify rocking.) 52 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – Incorrect: Denny’s old, stamp collection... inferior to insist on/upon interested in knowledge of next to of the opinion 45 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – on top of opposite of prior to proud of regard to related to rely on/upon respect for responsible for satisfied with similar to sorry for suspicious of take care of thank (someone) for (something) tired of with regard to Practice 4 Answer the questions below 1 I am having difficulty concentrating in... Verbs—Conjugation and Usage Verbs are the “heart” of a sentence They express the action or state of being of the subject, telling us what the subject is doing, thinking, or feeling He raced to the door (action) She feels really lucky to be here (state of being) I am absolutely famished (state of being) I should give him a call (action) Verbs have five basic forms: 1 Infinitive base: the base form of the verb... to admire To indicate tenses of regular verbs (when the action of the verb did occur, is occurring, or will occur), we use the base form of the verb and add the appropriate tense endings 2 Present tense: the verb form that expresses what is happening now I am sorry you are not coming with us Jessica does yoga every morning 58 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE – The present tense of regular verbs is formed . are more examples of misplaced and dangling modifiers and their corrections. – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE– 42 Incorrect: Behind the curtain, my doctor told me to put on a gown. Correct: My doctor. that Batman was a success; since the sentence provides a reason why the show was successful, this is a logical place to insert it. – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE– 34  Lessons and Practice Questions As. criminals ᎏᎏᎏ 5 was a big success ᎏᎏ 4 with bat-like wings ᎏᎏ 3 Kane. Who was ᎏᎏ 2 superhero created in 1939 and known world wide, continues ᎏᎏᎏᎏᎏᎏᎏ 1 – ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE– 32 1. a. NO CHANGE b.