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ACT English Lesson Series

Eight skill-based lessons for ACT English.

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ACT English questions are not answered by what sounds right. Students learn to read around the underline, identify the decision being tested, and choose answers based on meaning, structure, and rule.

  • 8 lessons
  • ACT English
  • Free Lesson 1 with signup
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Who it is for

Students preparing for the ACT who need a clearer, more reliable way to approach English questions.

What students learn

Students learn to identify the kind of decision each question is testing, apply grammar and rhetoric rules in context, and review missed questions by decision type.

Inside the Hearn Learning Hub

Every lesson in this series also runs directly on the site. Answer inside the lesson, get graded on the spot, and the Learning Log builds itself.

Lesson 03 · Commas, semicolons, colons, and dashesWhich choice makes the sentence grammatically complete?AYOUR PICKB✓CORRECTDWhy C — the clause after the semicolon can stand alone.LEARNING LOGSentence boundaries78%Punctuation61%Transitions44%LOGGED AUTOMATICALLYACT · PunctuationNext moveLesson 03 practice set · 10 items
1Work the lesson online

Read, answer, and get graded on the spot — with the trap behind every wrong answer explained.

2Misses log themselves

Each miss lands in the Learning Log, tagged to the official skill it tests, with a concrete next move.

3Keep a record

A Google Doc work record saves to your Drive, and every full-length ACT practice test is included in the same account.

Lessons

01How to read an ACT English questionComplete materials — free with signup →
Spot the decision each question is testing before you choose an answer.Get these materials free →
02Sentence boundaries and complete sentencesFull access required
Fix run-ons and fragments and punctuate complete sentences.
03Commas, semicolons, colons, and dashesFull access required
Use each mark correctly and dodge the comma traps the test loves.
04Verbs, agreement, pronouns, and apostrophesFull access required
Match verbs and pronouns to their subjects; fix its/it’s and possessives.
05Modifiers, parallelism, and comparisonsFull access required
Place modifiers correctly and keep lists and comparisons parallel.
06Concision, clarity, and word choiceFull access required
Cut redundancy and choose the clearest, most precise wording.
07Transitions, organization, and sentence placementFull access required
Pick the connector that fits and order sentences logically.
08Mixed review and decision identificationFull access required
Combine every question type and name the decision each one tests.

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