Student Workbook 4th Edition
ACT MASTERY ®
English
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Table of Contents Lesson 1: Ambiguity and Series........................................................................................................ 7 Lesson 2: Unnecessary Commas.................................................................................................... 21 Lesson 3: Parenthetical Elements................................................................................................... 33
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Lesson 4: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement..................................................................................... 47 Lesson 5: Apostrophes.................................................................................................................... 63 Lesson 6: Confusing Pairs............................................................................................................... 77
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Lesson 7: Subject-Verb Agreement................................................................................................. 89 Lesson 8: Identify Purpose............................................................................................................ 103 Lesson 9: Text Deletion.................................................................................................................. 127 Lesson 10: Redundancy Part 1...................................................................................................... 149 Lesson 11: Redundancy Part 2...................................................................................................... 163 Lesson 12: Transitions Part 1......................................................................................................... 177 Lesson 13: Transitions Part 2......................................................................................................... 189 Lesson 14: Verb Tense................................................................................................................... 205
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Lesson 15: Accomplish Purpose Part 1......................................................................................... 219 Lesson 16: Accomplish Purpose Part 2......................................................................................... 235
Lesson 17: Adjectives and Adverbs............................................................................................... 247
Lesson 18: Word Choice Part 1..................................................................................................... 261 Lesson 19: Word Choice Part 2..................................................................................................... 277 Lesson 20: Coordinating Conjunctions.......................................................................................... 293
Lesson 21: Subordinating Conjunctions........................................................................................ 305
Lesson 22: Prepositions................................................................................................................. 319 Lesson 23: Fragments and Fused Sentences............................................................................... 333 Lesson 24: Misplaced Modifiers.................................................................................................... 349 Lesson 25: Parallelism................................................................................................................... 363 Lesson 26: Style and Tone............................................................................................................ 377
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Lesson 27: Relevance................................................................................................................... 389 Lesson 28: Writer’s Goal................................................................................................................ 407 Lesson 29: English Strategy.......................................................................................................... 427
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Lesson 30: English Pacing............................................................................................................ 443
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English Glossary........................................................................................................................... 466
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Lesson 1
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Ambiguity and Series
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It’s raining, cats and dogs!
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1.1 Entrance Ticket How does the location of the comma affect the sentence’s meaning? Write a short paragraph explaining the image. Use complete sentences.
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It’s raining, cats and dogs!
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Learning Targets
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Introductory Words and Phrases
ACT Practice
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Lesson 1 – Ambiguity and Series
1.2 Learning Targets 1. Identify several different strategies to use in comma usage conflicts
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2. Use commas for different purposes in several types of sentences
Self-Assessment
Circle the number that corresponds to your confidence level in your knowledge of this subject before beginning the lesson. A score of 1 means you are completely lost, and a score of 4 means you have mastered the skills. After you
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finish the lesson, return to the bottom of this page and circle your new confidence level to show your improvement.
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1.3.1 FANBOYS 1.
The five-foot gorilla lives at the zoo but it is originally from Africa.
2. My music teacher from high school was at the restaurant and I ran over to say hello as soon as I saw him.
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3. We started the music and immediately the baby started to dance!
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Comma Rule 1:
I prefer the color purple but Kevin likes red better.
2. My grandmother came to America hoping to escape the terrors of war in her native country and I’m glad she did because it was here she met my grandfather! 3. My friend Bella and I recently took a ballet class so one night we went to the Bass Performance Hall to see a show by the ballerina Kristina Haronoff.
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4. The man paid me twenty dollars for the book and he said he would have paid twice as much if it had been a first edition. 5. The very idea of spiders and even just the word spiders terrify us and both tend to give us chills. 6. The two types of cats are short-haired and long-haired and each has different grooming requirements.
English Tip
Sounds Right: If a comma causes you to pause your reading at an awkward location, it’s almost always wrong. Try the “secret agent move” to sound out comma pauses and determine if the comma is misplaced. Place a finger over one ear and whisper the answers. Using this technique, you will hear your whispers loud and clear without disrupting the others testing around you.
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Introductory Words and Phrases
ACT Practice
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Lesson 1 – Ambiguity and Series
1.3.2 Lists and Series 1.
Kim ordered a large coffee pancakes eggs and hashbrowns for breakfast.
2. Brandon had homework in geometry world history Spanish and even PE!
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3. Azalea lived at home with her parents her grandma one brother one sister and a dog.
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Comma Rule 2:
Old McDonald raises various livestock poultry and some domestic animals on his farm.
2. Miriam decided to try out for the softball swimming and cross country teams at her school. 3. He stopped by the grocery store to pick up fruit and crackers to bring to the party. 4. The Himalayan teapots are quite rare exceedingly lovely and richly intricate.
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5. Mike snuck into the kitchen scarfed down some cookies swept away the crumbs that might give him away and was out in a flash.
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1.3.2 Lists and Series 1.
Jamie snuck into the kitchen and scarfed down some cookies.
2. Her trip abroad was both incredibly enlightening and overwhelmingly exhausting.
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3. After the speech, congressman and presidential candidate Ford Peterson took some time to answer questions from reporters in the audience.
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Comma Rule 3:
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Lesson 1 – Ambiguity and Series
1.3.3 Introductory Words and Phrases 1.
Even though I don’t like pickles I ate a spoonful of relish when my friend dared me.
2. Growling and barking the dog warned the mailman not to come any closer.
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3. As if being grounded weren’t enough her mom also took away her cell phone.
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Comma Rule 4:
After we won regionals the entire basketball team went out for pizza.
2. While I didn’t practice piano much in middle school I’ve come to love it now that I’m in high school. 3. Running late for school Marcus didn’t brush his teeth this morning.
4. One sweltering Texas day in 1956 a Dallas gym teacher pondered how to handle a difficult problem.
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5. It was early morning when my parents and I arrived at the museum a huge building in the middle of town. 6. When singer Ally King Scott sings everyone listens.
English Tip
Decoding: Look for giveaway words, such as when, while, even though, and although. These words create dependent clauses. If the dependent clause comes first in the sentence, you will need to use a comma to separate the dependent clause from the independent clause.
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1.4.1 Set One
1. A. B. C. D.
My friend and I wanted to go to the beach, so
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we gathered our change together and got on the bus.
NO CHANGE the beach so we the beach so, we the beach; so we
2. F. NO CHANGE G. water and, they decided H. water, and they decided J. water and, they decided,
The explorers reached the edge of the forest, where they collected water and they decided to set
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up camp for the night.
3. A. NO CHANGE B. Next my sister and I, C. Next my sister, and I D. Next, my sister and I
Next, my sister and I, braided each other’s
hair.
END OF SET ONE STOP! DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.
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4. F. NO CHANGE G. sweat dripping, from his forehead H. sweat, dripping from his, forehead J. sweat dripping from his forehead
I can see him now, standing in the hallway,
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sweat dripping from his forehead, hands worn from
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the day’s work.
5. A. B. C. D.
We ordered in French, so it took the waiter a
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few minutes to understand and bring out our drinks.
NO CHANGE take the order, take the order; understand them
6. F. NO CHANGE G. then, drove around, the block H. then drove around the block, J. then drove around the block
Once she started the car, she pulled out of the
driveway and then, drove around the block and went to the store.
END OF SET TWO STOP! DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.
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1.4.3 Set Three
7. A. NO CHANGE B. in years; she still remembered C. in years she, still remembered D. in years, she still remembered
Even though she hadn’t practiced the piano
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in years she still remembered how to play the piece
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almost perfectly.
8. F. NO CHANGE G. up in Florida in the 1990s H. up, in Florida in the 1990s J. up in Florida in the 1990s,
Growing up, in Florida, in the 1990s Sara developed a deep appreciation for video games.
9. A. NO CHANGE B. thousands, of tourists C. thousands of tourists D. thousands of tourists’
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Every winter, thousands of tourists, come
to Colorado. They enjoy the snowy mountains and scenic views.
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END OF SET THREE STOP! DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.
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1.4.4 Set Four
10. F. NO CHANGE G. stripes, hung it, H. stripes hung it, J. stripes, hung it;
Ms. Barnes, the librarian, then decorated a
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banner with red, white, and blue stripes; hung it; and
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began pouring soda for the class.
11. A. NO CHANGE B. too hot, too dangerous, or too secluded C. too hot, too dangerous, or too secluded, D. too hot, too dangerous, or to secluded
In desert sands and sweltering canyons once thought too hot, too dangerous or too secluded to support a community, there exist small villages determined to fight for survival.
12. F. NO CHANGE G. clear is that, H. clear is, that J. clear is that
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What’s already clear, is that the image of coal
miners as rough men fails to take into account the great diversity within the profession.
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END OF SET FOUR STOP! DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.
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1.4.5 Set Five
13. A. NO CHANGE B. over, the children had returned home, C. over the children had returned home, D. over the children had returned home;
The school day was over, the children had
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returned home; and everyone was sitting in the
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kitchen waiting for dinner.
14. F. NO CHANGE G. mythology of the ancient tribes, of Ireland H. mythology, of the ancient tribes, of Ireland J. mythology of the ancient tribes of Ireland,
In the mythology, of the ancient tribes of
Ireland, selkies live as seals in the sea and become
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human on land.
15. A. B. C. D.
The heart-shaped, dark-brown chocolates sat
waiting for my valentine on his desk.
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NO CHANGE heart-shaped, dark-brown, chocolates heart-shaped, dark-brown chocolates, heart-shaped dark-brown chocolates,
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Sum It Up Ambiguity and Series Clause A phrase with a subject and predicate
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Independent Clause A clause that can stand on its own as a complete sentence
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Dependent Clause A clause that is not a complete idea and so cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence
Conjunction A word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Tips and Techniques
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Sounds Right: Remember to eliminate any commas that create awkward-sounding pauses or otherwise seem misplaced.
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