ACT Prep 2024 For Dummies with Online Practice by Lisa Zimmer Hatch & Scott A. Hatch

Author:Lisa Zimmer Hatch & Scott A. Hatch [Hatch, Lisa Zimmer & Hatch, Scott A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781394183449
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2023-05-25T00:00:00+00:00

English Test

B. The underlined part contains a semicolon, so you’re likely dealing with proper punctuation. For the semicolon to be proper, the words before it and after it must express a complete thought. The words after the semicolon make up an independent clause; they have a subject methods and a verb are and don’t begin with a subordinating conjunction. But the words before the semicolon begin with the subordinating conjunction when, so even though they have the subject and verb it comes, they don’t form a complete thought. The semicolon is wrong and so are the colon and dash. The proper way to separate a beginning dependent clause from the rest of the sentence is with a comma. Choice (B) is correct. To review punctuation rules, flip to Chapter 5.

H. When you see being in an answer choice, that answer is almost always wrong. Being by itself doesn’t function as a verb, so the sentence as provided has no verb. The same problem applies to Choice (J). The only option that gives the sentence a verb is Choice (H).

When ing verbs such as being appear in sentences without the assistance of those trusty helping verbs, they can’t function as verbs and complete the sentence. Always check sentences with ing verbs to make sure they include a helping verb to carry the load.

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