<p>I’m really bummed out about the unnecessary comma in the woodpecker beak sentence and some other Hummingbird sentence. In all of the practice tests I’ve ever taken for the ACT, I’ve never been once marked wrong for adding a comma between a subordinate clause with essential information and an independent clause. Just as the ACT wouldn’t test us on the Oxford comma, it seems unlikely they would test us on a comma whose usage is mostly a matter of style.</p>
<p>dsus, what comma error wasn’t the answer just picking a specific detail which would further elaborate on the essay: the one about creating saw dust.</p>
<p>I got the ironically one wrong. Thought I was right, never bothered to check that.</p>
<p>And this which comma one which I wasn’t sure about. Interestingly, my English teacher was proctoring the exam (I took it at my school). I asked him about the question after the test was over and he said the comma is required. Actually, when I was deciding if it was required or not, I literally heard my teacher’s voice in my head. He’s a stickler for grammar so I took his word on it. </p>
<p>I also asked another friend who is really really smart/good at grammar. 36’s straight on the ACT. He said that he wasn’t sure but he would put a comma there since it seems non-essential. I told him the sentence was something like “Hostels have their own kitchens, which provides and alternative to costly restaurant food.”</p>
<p>Neuroscience, was ironically the answer to the question???</p>
<p>And also which always precedes with a comma on the ACT. All the problems in the Real ACT that dealt with “with” always took the form: Blah Blah blah “, which” blah blah blah</p>
<p>panmit2, some other posters here on CC apparently saw a comma question for the woodpecker sentence, but I don’t remember it either. Either way, at least for the hostel sentence, there was probably a comma question, and I certainly remember putting a comma there. Seems like CC can’t make up its mind on the comma.</p>
<p>I just tried what Panmit said (great idea btw).</p>
<p>I went through two past ACT tests and looked at all instances in which “which” was used. Here they are (none of them were questioning the usage of the comma or not).</p>
<p>I wasn’t in any of Ligia’s classes and didn’t know her, but I saw her at school events, which are sometimes supported financially by local businesses. </p>
<p>Glory is meant to evoke both the exultant spirit of gospel churches and the movie during the civil war of the name, which tells the story of a black regiment.</p>
<p>The option automatically turns on the TV off after a present amount of time, which is very convenient when he falls asleep while watching a show.</p>
<p>Like their dog descendants, wolves possess intense hearing, which makes it possible for them to pick up the sound of howling from as far away as ten miles.</p>
<p>I think this is sufficient information to say that the comma was not necessary. Consensus, yes?</p>
<p>If the ACT didn’t question the comma in the practice tests you’ve mentioned, doesn’t that mean that the comma is supposed to be there? I’m confused.</p>
<p>there was one which choice can’t work, that i narrowed to c or d. One choice was help, and the other was a few words. The word after the __ was to.</p>