ACT English Test PrepLesson 4

Hanyang University GACInstructor: Samuel Kim

Review

Verb Tenses

Three tenses: Past / Present / FutureThree forms: Regular / Perfect / Progressive*

*There are six different progressive tenses.

Moods

Three moods: Indicative / Imperative / Sub-junctive

Subject-Verb Agreement

- A verb and its subject must agree in number and person (If the S. is singular, the V. must be singular).

- Four cases: Simple, Intervening Phrases, Com-pound Subjects, Collective Nouns

Simple CasesThey is old. They are old. Your dad know my parents.Your dad knows my parents.

Subject-Verb Agreement

Intervening PhrasesThe Passengers, who had watched in amazement as the train sped through the sta-tion, was told that another train would arrive within the hour.

The passengers, who had watched in amazement as the train sped through the sta-tion, were told that another train would arrive within the hour.

Subject-Verb Agreement

Compound SubjectsJason and Lisa speaks Korean fluently.

Jason and Lisa speak Korean fluently. Despite facing difficulties, Jennifer, Joanna and I try my best to make improvements at work.

Despite facing difficulties, Jennifer, Joanna and I try our best to make improvements at work.

 

Subject-Verb Agreement

Collective NounsUp until the 1990s, the United States were the sole superpower in the world.

Up until the 1990s, the United States was the sole superpower in the world.

Parallel Structure- When similar ideas are expressed in one sentence,

they are usually in similar grammatical form (e.g. items in a list, compared ideas, etc. )

- Three types: Lists, Compared ideas, Compounds

ListsLast summer, Mark traveled to New Mexico, Texas, and to Colorado. Last summer, Mark traveled to New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado.

Boris wanted to study French, Italian, or learn Span-ish.Boris wanted to study French, Italian, or Spanish.

Parallel Structure

Compared IdeasDrinking alcohol can be as dangerous to your health as to smoke cigarettes.Drinking alcohol can be as dangerous to your health as smoking cigarettes.

ORTo drink alcohol can be as dangerous to your health as to smoke cigarettes.

Parallel Structure

CompoundsEating junk food, not exercising often, and a lot of alcohol contributed to his worsening health.

Eating junk food, not exercising often, and drinking a lot contributed to his worsening health.

Review

I. Subject-Verb Agreement

Four cases: Simple, Intervening Phrases, Compound Subjects, Collective Nouns

II. Parallel Structure

Three types: Lists, Compared Ideas, Com-pounds

Next Lesson: Pronouns