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Dulan, Steven. McGraw-Hill's Conquering ACT English Reading and Writing, 2nd Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

McGraw-Hill's Conquering ACT English Reading and Writing, 2nd Edition

Authors: Steven Dulan

Published:  August 2011

eISBN: 9780071769099 0071769099 | ISBN: 9780071769082
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  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • About the ACT
  • Structure of the ACT
  • How to Use This Book
  • General Test-Taking Information and Strategies
  • What to Do on Test Day
  • What’s Next?
  • Part I: The ACT English Test
  • Chapter 1 Format and Scoring
  • Anatomy of an ACT English Question
  • The ACT English Test Score
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 2 ACT English Diagnostic Test
  • Chapter 3 Grammar Review
  • Punctuation Rules
  • Grammar Rules
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 4 Strategies and Techniques
  • Skim the Passage
  • Review the Underlined Portion
  • Predict an Answer
  • Trust What You Know
  • Use the Process of Elimination
  • Take DELETE Seriously
  • Fear Change (Sometimes!)
  • Go with the Flow
  • Practice, Practice, Practice
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 5 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
  • Grammatical Voice
  • Modifying Clauses
  • Verb Tense
  • Subject/Verb Agreement
  • Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Pronouns
  • Idiom
  • Redundancy
  • Punctuation
  • Answers and Explanations
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 6 ACT English Practice Test 1
  • Chapter 7 ACT English Practice Test 2
  • Part II: The ACT Reading Test
  • Chapter 8 Format and Scoring
  • Anatomy of an ACT Reading Question
  • The ACT Reading Test Score
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 9 ACT Reading Diagnostic Test
  • Chapter 10 Speed Reading
  • Some Benefits of Speed Reading
  • Expectations of Speed Reading
  • Determining Your Baseline Reading Speed
  • Increasing Your Baseline Reading Speed
  • Techniques for Improving Your Reading Speed
  • Strategies to Increase Speed-Reading Comprehension
  • Some Potential Problems with Speed Reading
  • Speed Reading Drills
  • Practice, Practice, Practice!
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 11 Strategies and Techniques
  • “Sacrificing” a Reading Passage
  • ACT Reading Test General Strategies
  • ACT Reading Test Question Types
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 12 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
  • Identify Topic, Scope, and Purpose—Main Idea
  • Locate and Interpret Significant Details
  • Understand Sequences of Events and Comprehend Cause-Effect Relationships
  • Determine the Meaning of Words, Phrases, and Statements in Context
  • Draw Generalizations
  • Analyze the Author’s or Narrator’s Voice and Method
  • Make Comparisons and Contrasts
  • Answers and Explanations
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 13 ACT Reading Practice Test 1
  • Chapter 14 ACT Reading Practice Test 2
  • Part III: The ACT Writing Test
  • Chapter 15 Format and Scoring
  • The ACT Writing Test Format
  • The ACT Writing Test Essay Prompt
  • The ACT Writing Test Score
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 16 ACT Writing Diagnostic Test
  • Chapter 17 Strategies and Techniques
  • The ACT Essay Prompt
  • What Makes a Good Essay
  • Common Mistakes to Avoid
  • Steps to Writing Well
  • Revising and Editing
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 18 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
  • Writing a Good Essay
  • Answers and Explanations
  • What’s Next?
  • Chapter 19 ACT Writing Practice Tests—Set 1
  • Chapter 20 ACT Writing Practice Tests—Set 2
  • Part IV: Appendices
  • Appendix A: ACT Vocabulary List
  • Appendix B: Quick Review Sheet
  • Appendix C: Additional Resources