ACT Writing Tips

Farther vs Further

Farther is measureable, further is figurative

If a noun may be singular or plural (idk) then try

(noun) is/are on sale

Don’t choose words that are too

extreme, always be general

When choosing an answer where there are two adjectives stuck together..

Choose the least redundant one

If you haven’t heard of a term in ACT Writing

It needs to and will be described

If a clause is left hanging then it is

DC

Shortest ans for non-short ans questions is when

All the other strategies don’t work

Always love

“, which”

Subject and verb can’t be..

split up

proven to be VS proved to be

proved to be is the correct way

No commas separating a noun and

adjective

After a preposition always pick

whom

Reflexiv pronouns are an exception to…

the double comma rule.
Ex of Reflexive pronoun is “She herself”

At last count means..

Last time I checked

If both ans that you think are the ans don’t seem to work, then those two are probably

not the right answer

Cite vs Site

Cite is to mention while site is a location

A singular poessive has to be preceded by an

“a”

What you refer a noun to ex “them” must stay…

constant within the sentence

Make sure for verb questions, there is no…

IC within an IC

Always check the

tense

Began vs Begun

Began is the past tense form. Begun is more like an adjective

Has vs Have (not important)

Has is for singular (ex. he , she, and this is always true, so after “he” if there is an option with has, that is always right), while Have is for plural + I specifically

The names are outside the double comma even for

plurals, for example “graduate students … [name] and [name]”

For paragraph ordering problems, make sure if I place a paragraph that splits an originally connected paragraph…

the originally connected paragraphs aren’t connected in idea or thought

Common phrase #1

make for

won’t vs doesn’t vs didn’t

won’t is future tense, doesn’t is present, don’t is past

Had vs Has

Had is the past tense of Has