ACT Score Booster #1 The KISS Rule: Keep it simple sweetie! ACT wants you to use concise, simple writing. The shortest correct answer is always the right.

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ACT Score Booster #1 The KISS Rule: Keep it simple sweetie! ACT wants you to use concise, simple writing. The shortest correct answer is always the right one! Skill focus: Word Choice (13-15) (16-19) (20-23) (24-27)

Types of KISS questions 1. Redundancy: When two words are used that mean essentially the same thing. Jorge promptly began his work right away 2. Wordiness: When a lot of words are used to say something that could be stated more simply. Leila loved her new kitten more than all the stars in the sky.

Copy these sentences into your notebook. 1. The pans of the Kalahari vary in extent of their size from a few hundred square meters to several square kilometers.

Rewrite the underlined portion according to KISS Answer: In size

Copy this sentence into your notebook 2. Aluminum is a metal that is very light in weight. Answer: very light

Application to your own writing Concise writing is easier for your reader to understand. Can you rewrite sentence 2 to be even more concise?

ANSWER: Aluminum is a very lightweight metal.

Transition to Grammar Instruction 1. Push your notebook to the side, you will not need it until the end of class. 2. Look at your note sheet for writing compound sentences 3. Remain quiet and ready for next slide

Sentence Combining Why learn this skill? 1. Effective sentence combination ensures clarity in your writing 2. Allows you to make your sentences longer, more interesting, and more sophisticated

Sentence Combining 3. Helps you avoid errors like run-on sentences and comma splices.

Term Identification (Things you already know ) 1. Independent clause: Contains a subject and a verb. Stands alone as a complete sentence 2. Dependent clause: Contains a subject and a verb but does NOT stand alone as a complete sentence.

Term Identification (Things you already know ) 3. Subordinator: ABBI SAW A WUWU – these words mark a dependent clause. 4. Coordinating conjunction: FANBOYS. Used to combine two independent clauses.

Writing Compound Sentences

There are three ways to join independent clauses to create compound sentences. 1) Using a comma and a coordinating conjunction 2) Using a semicolon 3) Using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb

FORMULA: IC + Comma FANBOY + IC

2. Use a Semicolon The teacher lectured for an hour; his students slept soundly. Semicolons can only been used when joining independent clauses. Semicolon = comma + FANBOY FORMULA: IC + semicolon + IC

FORMULA: IC + semicolon CA comma + IC