<p>Can someone please give me the BEST tips available for the ACT English? This is my lowest sub score, and I need assistance to bring it up.</p>
<p>Taking ACT in June 2011.</p>
<p>Just know your grammar.</p>
<p>Trust your ear</p>
<p>Any other strategies? This is by far my worst section.</p>
<p>Carefully go through Silverturtle’s grammar guide for the SAT. English grammar rules are English grammar rules for ACT or SAT!:
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<p>The ACT tries to trap you by using sentences that often sound OK in casual conversation, but are not correct in formal English. So the “what sounds right” rule-of-thumb can get you in trouble. Be sure you know the rules and can explain why a given answer is correct or not and you should ace the section.</p>
<p>Advice from my son, who aced the ACT twice:</p>
<p>The English and reading sections both tend to have questions where none of the answers seem to make any sense. It’s important to note that anything that’s not entirely true in an answer — even if it’s a minor detail — seems to automatically make that answer wrong. If only one answer is completely factually correct, you must choose it, even if it doesn’t quite answer the question. Also, the English section is obsessive about comma placement, so that’s always a useful topic to review.</p>