<p>I keep getting 50 out of 75 on the english portion of my ACT. I always have to guess on quite a few of the english questions. I feel like I need to know every grammar rule to get another 15 or so correct. Any tips or suggestions for this? I tried to review what I got wrong but it doesn't seem to help very much.</p>
<p>keep reviewing what you got wrong, and fine the grammar rule that generalizes that answer. Memorize it. You NEED to know those grammar rules if you want to score really high.</p>
<p>Is English your second language? If it is, then memorizing those grammar rules is necessary to get 70+ of the questions right. </p>
<p>If English is your first language, then you are most likely overthinking the problems. Pick what seems natural because that will often be right.</p>
<p>The ACT isn’t as much about grammar rules as say the SAT, but you can learn some from sparknotes and the such. More logic and the questions after the passage,</p>
<p>believe it or not, there are only a small number of grammar topics that the ACT english section covers. alot of the test is just simple punctuation(ie. it’s vs its vs its’), and rhetorical skills questions. When I was studying for the ACT, i found that a book called “Dissecting the ACT 2.0” was quite helpful in organizing all the concepts you need for the english test(and the other sections as well!). Using the information in this guide, I was able to score a 36 english writing composite(36 english-12 essay-----my previous attempt was like a 31 or 32). Its available on Amazon.com or barnes and noble’s online store. On top of analyzing your errors, using the official red ACT preparation book, and this book, I think you will have everything you need to do stellar on the english as well as the other sections. Good luck!</p>
<p>dude the ACT English is not really english you just have to memorize what the ACT is testing you. for example these are the two rules i used to get a 31. </p>
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<li>Shortest answer is usually the correct answer~about 70% of the time</li>
<li>when “OMIT” appears in an answer set it is usually the correct answer~ 50% of the time.</li>
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<p>^^ Please never give any advice again.</p>
<p>BTW C is the answer 20% of the time.</p>
<p>cowking15: your so narrow minded the ACT English dosent test real grammer just certain rules and “tricks” that when mastered along with some common sense can lead to a good score.</p>
<p>I think that the ACT has the same amount of grammar as the SATs. The ACT just presents the questions in a more strait-forward way. Anyway, it’ll probably help to use the “further improve” link under “View Your Scores.”</p>