Tag Archives: coordinating conjunctions

Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about British sovereigns…and whether “neither” is plural or singular.

Remember that or, nor, and neither are singular. If you have one or the other, you only have one thing at a time! This may not sound correct to your ear since it’s a common spoken error, but you can check your verbs systematically to make sure they’re in the right number (and tense).

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ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 10, 2014 – English, Conjunctions

Today’s ACT question of the day is an English question from a passage about radio broadcasting in the 1920’s. (The photo is from the ’30s, so don’t be fooled. Also, did you know we wouldn’t have radio if it wasn’t for…bananas? True story.)

We need to know if we are transitioning correctly from idea to idea.  Our current transition word is “therefore”, but do we have the right relationship between ideas to support the use of that word?

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ACT Question of the Day Explained – January 17, 2014 – English, Conjunctions

Fresh outta the junctionToday’s ACT question of the day is an English question that, at its heart, is all about coordinating and subordinating conjunctions!  (Whoa.)  It’s not a real brain buster, don’t worry.

In this question, a government agency was created to license radio stations, _____ it didn’t have any power over these stations.  What word did you fill in there naturally?  Remember that word. Continue reading