Grammar+Review

= = =__ Most often missed items on the Soph. Skills Benchmark Assessment: __=



== Never run from a coyote. Hazing coyotes by yelling at them, standing tall and waving your arms will drive most coyotes away. If __the coyote__ does not run, __they__ have lost __their__ fear of humans, are considered __a nuisance coyote__ and should be reported to the authorities. ==

3. __Redundancy__. Which word is unnecessary in the following sentence?
== Investing early in your career can provide many __beneficial advantages__. ==

== 4. __Consistency in Style and Formality__. Look for places where the vocabulary becomes either hyper-formal or too slangy or informal. Test passages are to maintain a standard, scholarly style. What word doesn't belong below? ==

= = = __GENERAL REVIEW WEBSITES__: =

ACT PRACTICE TESTS BY SUBJECT:

 * http://www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests**

PRACTICE ACT ENGLISH PASSAGES:

 * http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/english/eng_01.html**

**Who or Whom? Tutorial:**

 * http://www.commonplacecrazy.com/2012/06/my-favorite-lesson-who-or-whom.html**

**A missing Oxford comma changes the outcome of a court case in 2017:**

 * @https://qz.com/932004/the-oxford-comma-a-maine-court-settled-the-grammar-debate-over-serial-commas-with-a-ruling-on-overtime-pay-for-dairy-truck-drivers/**


 * ===The starred ABBI's can also be used as PREPOSITIONS in a few cases -- related to time:===
 * ===EX: Since 5:00, we've been at the game.===
 * ===EX: Before my recital, we'll have lunch.===
 * ===Most others may also be used in short phrases that are really abbreviations of longer clauses:===
 * ===EX: When [it is] used, the old camera fails to flash.===
 * ===EX: As always [it is the case], they were late.===