ACT Prep English Grammar Rules

(could of/ should of) whats right?

could HAVE/ should HAVE

when to use a semicolon ;

when you have 2 complete phrases (sentences)

's

possession

es

plural

FANBOYS

for

and

nor

but

or

yet

so

what is the difference between EXCEPT and ACCEPT?

accept-"agree to" "to believe" "to receive"

I ACCEPT your apology.

except- exclude, or leave out

I like every vegetable EXCEPT brussel sprouts

what is the difference between AFFECT and EFFECT?

affect- to influence

The weather affects my homework.

effect- a result

What effect coffee have on your concentration?

what is the difference between ALL READY and ALREADY

all ready- prepared

We are all ready to go.

already- beforehand, by this time

When I got home, she was already there.

what is the difference between ALTOGETHER and ALL TOGETHER

altogether- entirely, totally

He wasn't altogether happy about the outcome of the test.

all together- in a group

We were all together again after our separate vacations.

alot is ALWAYS 2 words (a lot)

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what is the difference between AMOUNT and NUMBER?

amount- CAN'T be counted

number- CAN be counted

what is the difference between ANYONE and ANY ONE

anyone- any person at all

any one- specific person or group

TRACE

outline

list in steps

SUPPORT

give the facts

back up with details

ANALYZE

break apart

list in steps

EXPLAIN

tell how

put in your own words

INFER

read between the lines

A good guess

Using what you know to guess

SUMMARIZE

sum it up

give me the short version

EVALUATE

judge

in your own words

justify

COMPARE

alike

all the ways they are alike

FORMULATE

put together

create

CONTRAST

different

all the ways they are different

DESCRIBE

tell about

tell all about

paint a picture with words

PREDICT

make a guess

What will happen next?

anit-

against

de-

opposite

dis-

not, opposite of

en-,em-

cause to

fore-

before

in-, im-

in

in-, im, il-, ir-

not

inter-

between

mid-

middle

mis-

wrongly

non-

not

over-

over

pre-

before

re-

again

semi-

half

sub-

under

super-

above

trans-

across

un-

not

under-

under

-able, -ible

can be done

-al, -ial

having characteristics of

-ed

past-tense verbs

-en

made of

-er

comparative, one who

-est

comparative

-ful

full of

-ic

having characteristics of

-ing

verb form/present participle

-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition

act, process

-ity, -ty

state of

-ive, -ative, -itive

adjective for of a noun

-less

without

-ly

characteristic of

-ment

action or process

-ness

state of, condition of

-ous, -eous, -ious

possessing the qualities of

-s, -es

more than one

-y

characterized

"aer"

air

"arch"

chief, ruler

"aster, astr"

star

"bi, bio"

life

"centr"

center

"chron"

time

"cosm"

universe, world

"cris, crit"

to judge, separate

"cycl"

circle

"dem"

people

"derm"

skin

"geo"

the earth

"gram"

to write

"graph"

to write

"homo"

same

"hydr"

water

"log, ology"

to speak

"mania"

to rage

"mega"

great

"meter"

measure

"micro"

small

"morph"

having a form

"onym, nym"

name

"ortho"

straight, correct

"pan"

all

"path(o), pathy"

to suffer

"ped"

child

"phil, phile"

loving

"phobia"

fear

"phon, phone"

sound

"photo"

light

"phys"

nature

"pol, polis"

city

"proto"

first

"psych"

spirit, soul

"scope"

see, view

"soph"

clever, wise