Furthur improvement on the ACT English section?

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<p>My score on the English section started out at about 40/75 -> an 18.
Though, I've been studying up grammar a lot over the week to the point where I can score 60/75 -> a 26.</p>

<p>My main problems are:
Transitions
Word Choice
Idioms/Preposition choice
Rhetoric (Identifying Main Idea and checking ALL of the possible answers)</p>

<p>I also seem to make slight simplistic errors (The end result of finishing with 5-10 extra minutes).</p>

<p>I'm going to take the ACT in April, but does anyone know how I can fix these previously stated problems? Should I memorize all the common transitions, idioms, ect? Or focus on a lot of rhetoric?</p>

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<p>Well thanks common sense.
I got a 33 on an practice test.</p>

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<p>Practice!!! I was making ~25 too! But I sat down and took practice tests over & over. I got up to a 29. It’s frustrating but keep at it! Practice makes perfect :)</p>

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<p>Find patterns. Pay attention. READ A LOT! And most of all…</p>

<p>USE COMMON SENSE!</p>

<p>Source: I got a 35E w/ no prep whatsoever! I’m expecting a 36E next time. I will definitely be using my own advice. ;)</p>

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<p>What are the best prep books to improve the ACT english score by a lot?</p>

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<p>@alk635</p>

<p>Try Barron’s ACT 36. It helped me improve my English score from a 26 to a 32.</p>

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<p>Thanks, is the Princeton Review english and reading workout any good?</p>