ACT English - Style: Tutoring Solution - Videos & Lessons

About This Chapter

The English - Style chapter of this ACT Prep Tutoring Solution is a flexible and affordable path to learning about style. These simple and fun video lessons are each about five minutes long, and they teach all of the information involving style required for the ACT exam.

How it works:

Begin your ACT review or other English preparation work.
Identify the style concepts that you're stuck on.
Find fun videos on the topics you need to understand.
Press play, watch and learn!
Complete the quizzes to test your understanding.
As needed, submit a question to one of our instructors for personalized support.

Who's it for?

This chapter of our ACT prep tutoring solution will benefit any student who is trying to learn about style and earn acceptable scores. This resource can help students including those who:

Struggle with understanding tone, mood, redundancy or any other style topic
Have limited time for studying
Want a cost effective way to supplement their ACT preparation
Prefer learning ACT topics visually
Find themselves struggling with the English style portion of the review
Cope with ADD or ADHD
Want to get ahead in their ACT preparation
Don't have access to ACT review materials

Why it works:

Engaging Tutors: We make learning about style simple and fun.
Cost Efficient: For less than 20% of the cost of a private tutor, you'll have unlimited access 24/7.
Consistent High Quality: Unlike a live ACT prep tutor, these video lessons are thoroughly reviewed.
Convenient: Imagine a tutor as portable as your laptop, tablet or smartphone. Complete your style review on the go!
Learn at Your Pace: You can pause and rewatch lessons as often as you'd like, until you master the material.

Learning objectives:

Differentiate between tone and mood.
Examine how tone and mood are conveyed.
Find out how to avoid redundancy in your writing.
Learn how to answer style questions objectively on the ACT.

3 Lessons in Chapter 8: ACT English - Style: Tutoring Solution

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1. The Importance of Using Precise Language in Writing

The simple tips in this lesson will help your writing come to life. Learn how to choose particular nouns and verbs that are active or that show precise states of being, perfect modifiers, and, as an added bonus, a very powerful writing tool: similes.

2. How to Avoid Redundancy in Your Writing

Does your writing redundantly say the same thing twice? Is it full of unnecessary and inessential repetition of things you've already said before? Learn how to fix it here!

3. ACT English Practice: Style

Learn what the style questions on the ACT English test are really looking for and how to answer them objectively instead of just trying to guess or read the test writers' minds.

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