{"id":5623,"date":"2016-02-26T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/?p=5623"},"modified":"2017-09-28T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T15:22:56","slug":"act-english-word-form-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/act-english-word-form-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT English: Word Form Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Many words can take on several different grammatical forms. For instance, the word <em>grammar<\/em> itself can be a noun (<em>grammar<\/em>), an adjective (<em>grammatical<\/em>), or an adverb (<em>grammatically<\/em>). There are also some words that have noun, adjective, adverb, <em>and<\/em> verb forms. Word forms can also change for reasons related to tense and singular\/plural variation.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/perfect-36-act-english-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACT English<\/a> is very conscious of these varying word forms and you\u2019ll get a lot of questions that deal with the proper formation of words. Here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/act-grammar-rules\/\">grammar rules<\/a> to remember as you keep an eye on word forms in the English portion of the exam.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Adjectives Modify Nouns &amp; Adverbs Modify Verbs<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/act-english\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ACT English<\/a> often tests your ability to distinguish between adjectives and adverbs. For example, you might see a sentence that says \u201cWhat I love the most about my favorite restaurant its fast, politely service.\u201d Can you see the mistake? <em>Service<\/em> is a noun, but <em>politely<\/em> is an adverb, so you\u2019ll want to look for an answer choice that changes <em>politely<\/em> to <em>polite<\/em>. A similar ACT English sentence might say something like \u201cThe staff at the restaurant serve me very polite.\u201d In that case, you need to change the adjective <em>polite<\/em> to adverb <em>politely<\/em>, so it can correctly describe the verb <em>serve<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>An Ending of <em>\u201cly\u201d<\/em> Usually Means that the Word Form is an Adverbs\u2026 But Not Always!<\/h2>\n<p>This is a small rule that can trip you up if you scan a passage a little too quickly. Yes, many words with <em>\u201cly\u201d <\/em>at the end are adverbs, including <em>quickly<\/em> from the previous sentence, but there are also some common <em>\u201cly\u201d<\/em> words that are <em>not<\/em> adverbs. <em>Scholarly<\/em> is an adjective. <em>Monopoly<\/em> is a noun. <em>Multiply<\/em> is a verb.<\/p>\n<p>There are other exceptions too. If you take a careful look at any of these in the text, you can immediately know their grammatical function. Scan carefully so that you don\u2019t make any mistakes as you answer the questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Verb and Noun Forms of a Word are Usually Different<\/h2>\n<p>Some words don\u2019t change when they become a verb or noun. You can take a <em>test<\/em>, or you can <em>test <\/em>someone\u2019s knowledge. More often the word form <em>does<\/em> change when the grammar function switches between noun and verb. <em>Compute<\/em> (verb) becomes <em>computation<\/em> (noun), <em>assess<\/em> (verb) becomes<em> assessment<\/em> (noun), and so on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>Words in written English often contain small but very important differences. If you miss these differences on the ACT, it will hurt your score. For a top score, teach yourself to notice these differences and recognize correct word forms quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACT English is very conscious of varying word forms in the English language and you\u2019ll get a lot of questions that deal with them. 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