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Most ACT English mistakes come down to three things: comma rules, pronoun agreement, and transitions between ideas. Rosemary drills these high-frequency grammar concepts until students can spot errors at the pace the test demands — roughly 35 seconds per question. She also covers the rhetorical strategy questions that ask whether a sentence should be added, deleted, or moved.

Scoring a 36 ACT composite required mastering the English section's particular blend of grammar rules and rhetorical strategy questions — knowing when a comma splice matters and when the real question is about paragraph organization. Jude approaches each passage type differently, teaching students to distinguish between punctuation-level fixes and big-picture decisions about tone and structure.

I am a neuroscience and psychology double major from CU Boulder working to go to PA school down the road. I am originally from the East coast, but definitely prefer the hiking here. I was a learning assistant (basically student focused teacher aid) at CU, and took a course to learn more effective pedagogy. Afterwards, I was asked to be a mentor, and continued trying to help as much as I can.

I am a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying Chemical Engineering. For the past several years, I have worked with students extensively. Through hosting events for younger kids to learn about STEM and for older teens to practice empathetic design, I know the importance of teaching students in ways that engage them rather than frustrate them, which I apply to my teaching. I have tutored high school students in a drop-in resource center in various subjects including math of all levels, chemistry, and English, making me adequately equipped in a variety of topics. I have also tutored several students long-term. Establishing relationships with students and exploring their unique learning styles is my favorite part of tutoring. I prioritize helping students discover HOW to learn in a manner that is the most effective for them, so they can begin to use those skills on their own throughout their education. Learning is a lifelong skill that requires practice for improvement; I strive to help my students gain confidence in their ability to learn.

Engineering students read instructions literally — which turns out to be the exact mindset for the ACT English section, where "what sounds right" loses to knowing the actual rule behind each comma, transition, or sentence restructure. Christian's 34 ACT composite and his mechanical engineering training at Oklahoma Christian give him a systematic, no-guesswork approach to the grammar conventions and conciseness questions the test leans on hardest. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry as well as MCD (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental) Biology while minoring in Chemistry in 2015. I love exploring all of the cool things that this world has to offer. By dabbling in a little of everything I can set my sights on what really holds my attention. My primary interests lie in the sciences, where learning what makes our world turn drives my passion for knowledge.

The ACT English section tests grammar and rhetorical strategy in rapid succession, and most points are lost not on hard rules but on the subtler questions about sentence placement and tone. Rohith's 32 ACT composite included strong performance across all sections, and he teaches students to spot the patterns in punctuation, transitions, and conciseness that the test rewards.

Comma rules, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and rhetorical ordering questions make up the bulk of ACT English — and nearly all of them follow predictable patterns once you know what to look for. Graham scored a 33 ACT composite and walks students through each grammar and rhetoric category so they can spot errors by instinct on test day rather than second-guessing every answer.

I am an incoming first year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. I graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. Through the course of my undergraduate career, I served as a teaching assistant for Cell & Molecular Biology and both undergraduate and graduate versions of Introduction to MATLAB. I also have experience volunteering as a tutor from elementary to high school levels. In addition to teaching, I have personal experience with the ACT, SAT, AP, IB, and MCAT exams. I would like to now use my teaching experience to help local students in the subjects I encountered during my undergraduate career. I love teaching and work to make learning as easy as possible by employing games, shortcuts, and gradual build-up so that my students can improve to their desired performance levels.

I am a undergraduate student who is willing to help other students in subjects that they may be experiencing difficulties in.

Most students tackle ACT English by ear — picking whatever "sounds right" — but Austin treats it as a rule-based game, drilling the dozen or so grammar patterns the test leans on hardest, like comma usage with appositives and pronoun-antecedent agreement. His 33 ACT composite and computer science training at KU mean he's wired to think in systems, which clicks especially well for students who need structure over instinct. Rated 5.0 by students.

Licensed to teach high school and trained in philosophy — a discipline built on constructing airtight arguments — Paige reads ACT English passages the way she'd evaluate a thesis: checking whether every sentence earns its place, whether transitions actually connect ideas, and whether the punctuation follows rules rather than vibes. Her 32 ACT composite and 5.0 rating come from that same blend of rhetorical precision and grammar fundamentals she brings to every session.

Scoring a perfect 36 ACT composite means Ryne didn't just survive the English section's 45-minute sprint — he mastered the specific rhythm of its grammar and rhetoric questions, from comma rules around nonessential clauses to the passage-organization problems that reward reading like an editor. His political science background adds a layer of rhetorical awareness that's especially useful on questions about argument structure, transitions, and whether a sentence actually serves the writer's purpose. Rated 4.9 by students.

The IB program drills a particular kind of writing discipline — structured arguments, precise language, relentless editing — and Vansh carried that training straight into his aerospace engineering work at Georgia Tech, where technical writing leaves zero room for ambiguity. That combination makes him especially sharp on the ACT English questions testing conciseness and sentence placement, where students need to cut wordiness and reorganize logic under time pressure rather than just fix punctuation. His 36 ACT composite and 5.0 rating back it up.

Punctuation rules, rhetorical strategy questions, and sentence structure traps make up the bulk of ACT English — and each type requires a different approach. Asta scored a 35 ACT composite and now walks students through the specific grammar conventions that appear most frequently, from comma splices to pronoun-antecedent agreement, so they can move through all 75 questions with confidence and speed.

I'm a sophomore at Vanderbilt University, majoring in Physics and Classics and minoring in Mathematics and Computer Science. I'm qualified to teach a wide variety of subjects, but prefer to focus on the fields I'm studying in school listed above; I have a passion for those areas that I want to share with everyone, no matter the education level or confidence. I believe that no one is "bad at math," but many people haven't been taught math and science concepts in a way that matches how they best learn. As a result, I try to tailor my teaching style to be the best it can be for each individual student. With regard to math and physics, I myself prefer a physical, graphical understanding of different concepts, so I do best at explaining what seemingly abstract concepts actually mean in the real world and how they act on a graph.

I am a recent graduate of Cornell University, where I received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Over the past several years, I have worked with students from diverse backgrounds and experiences tutoring thermodynamics (my personal favorite), chemistry, and math. I have also tutored in the past for ACT/SAT and other subjects such as history, but I am deeply passionate about science and engineering. I tend to push my students to understand conceptual topics, as opposed to rote or algorithmic learning. In my free time, I love to bake sourdough, learn about history, garden, and recently started biking again.

I'm Lizz, a middle school math teacher working in Chicago Public Schools. I love to see students go from describing themselves as "not a math person" to feeling like they meet exciting challenges in math and other parts of their lives. Even though I love working in the classroom, I feel like tutoring allows me to make more of an impact and connect with students.

After earning a perfect 36 on the ACT, Vivian developed a systematic method for the English section that sorts its 75 questions into a handful of recurring patterns: punctuation rules, pronoun agreement, sentence placement, and rhetorical strategy. She drills students on recognizing each pattern instantly so they can move through the section with time to spare. Her 4.9 rating speaks to how well that approach clicks.

Elliot earned a 36 ACT composite, and his approach to the English section zeroes in on the handful of grammar rules — comma splices, modifier placement, parallelism, pronoun agreement — that appear on nearly every test form. Beyond mechanics, he also tackles the rhetorical strategy questions, teaching students how to evaluate whether a sentence should be added, deleted, or repositioned within a passage.

Scoring a 36 ACT composite while juggling a chemical engineering curriculum at Washington and Lee means Alex learned to read and edit fast — a skill that pays off on the English section's 75 questions in 45 minutes, where hesitation on any single punctuation or rhetoric question eats into the clock. His medical school training at Arizona adds another layer: writing and revising under pressure is now second nature, and he teaches the section's recurring patterns (verb-tense shifts, pronoun agreement, passage-level organization) as a systematic checklist rather than a feel-it-out exercise.

Running a tutoring program at a Boston charter school meant Liz spent years watching middle schoolers make the exact same grammar mistakes the ACT English section exploits — subject-verb disagreement buried inside long sentences, comma splices connecting independent clauses, and transitions that don't actually connect anything. Her special education training sharpened her ability to break those rules into small, explicit steps instead of relying on "does it sound right," which is particularly effective for students whose ears haven't been reliable guides. Her 34 ACT composite and 4.7 rating confirm the approach holds up under test conditions.

Running through the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern meant Anna was writing and editing scientific prose from her first undergraduate year — tightening arguments, cutting redundancy, and enforcing precise punctuation under deadline, which is essentially the ACT English section at higher speed. She scored a 36 ACT composite and teaches the rhetorical strategy questions (paragraph placement, writer's-goal prompts, transition logic) as structured decision trees rather than subjective judgment calls. Rated 5.0 by students.

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