What's In The Course
Learn everything you need to know to score perfectly on the ACT English Test. Scroll through the curriculum below to see everything taught during the course.
- Lecture 1 - Independent Clauses, Dependent Clauses, and Phrases (pp. 4-5) (4:39)
- Lecture 2 - Exercise for Clauses and Phrases (p. 5) (3:01)
- Lecture 3 - Sentence Fragments (pp. 5-6) (5:28)
- Lecture 4 - 5 Types of Compound Sentences and Comma Splices (p. 7) (5:11)
- Lecture 5 - Compound Sentences Practice Questions 1-8 Explained (p. 8) (6:06)
- Lecture 6 - How to Spot Sentence Structure Questions (p. 9) (3:46)
- Instructions for Practice Problem Set (pp. 10-11) (0:34)
- Question 1 (0:50)
- Question 2 (1:06)
- Question 3 (0:54)
- Question 4 (0:57)
- Question 5 (0:49)
- Question 6 (1:01)
- Question 7 (1:08)
- Question 8 (0:52)
- Question 9 (0:48)
- Question 10 (0:40)
- Questions 11 (2:31)
- Question 12 (1:35)
- Question 13 (1:29)
- Question 14 (1:05)
- Lecture 1 - The 4 Types of Commas (p. 12) (3:02)
- Lecture 2 - Unnecessary Information Part 1 and The Names Rule (pp. 13-14) (9:12)
- Lecture 3 - Unnecessary Information Part 2 (pp. 15-18) (14:49)
- Lecture 4 - Commas Practice Explained (p. 19) (4:52)
- Lecture 5 - Listing Commas (pp. 20-22) (9:14)
- Lecture 6 - Listing Commas Practice Explained (p. 23) (2:36)
- Lecture 7 - The 9 Common Types of Sentence Structures and The "1 Comma" Rule (pp. 24-25) (5:19)
- Question 1 (0:49)
- Question 2 (0:46)
- Question 3 (1:14)
- Question 4 (0:35)
- Question 5 (0:34)
- Question 6 (0:51)
- Question 7 (1:09)
- Question 8 (1:21)
- Question 9 (0:23)
- Question 10 (1:14)
- Question 11 (1:10)
- Question 12 (1:07)
- Question 13 (1:10)
- Question 14 (1:14)
- Question 15 (1:20)
- Question 16 (1:20)
- Question 17 (1:21)
- Question 18 (1:17)
- Question 19 (0:52)
- Question 20 (1:09)
- Question 21 (0:51)
- Question 22 (1:27)
- Question 23 (1:07)
- Question 24 (1:20)
- Question 25 (0:57)
- Question 26 (0:56)
- Question 27 (1:16)
- Question 1 (0:39)
- Question 2 (1:11)
- Question 3 (1:10)
- Question 4 (1:14)
- Question 5 (1:01)
- Question 6 (1:27)
- Question 7 (1:26)
- Question 8 (1:00)
- Question 9 (1:04)
- Question 10 (1:11)
- Question 11 (0:26)
- Question 12 (1:05)
- Question 13 (1:52)
- Question 14 (1:30)
- Question 15 (0:58)
- Question 16 (0:48)
- Question 17 (1:20)
- Question 18 (1:13)
- Question 19 (1:57)
- Question 20 (1:05)
- Question 21 (0:46)
- Question 22 (1:10)
- Question 23 (0:33)
- Question 24 (0:44)
- Question 25 (0:59)
- Intro to Problem Set (0:51)
- Question 1 (1:09)
- Question 2 (1:13)
- Question 3 (1:08)
- Question 4 (1:06)
- Question 5 (1:44)
- Question 6 (0:52)
- Question 7 (1:32)
- Question 8 (0:55)
- Question 9 (0:44)
- Question 10 (1:29)
- Question 11 (1:03)
- Question 12 (0:42)
- Question 13 (1:01)
- Question 14 (0:49)
- Question 15 (1:04)
- Question 16 (0:59)
- Question 17 (0:59)
- Question 18 (0:58)
- Question 19 (1:26)
- Question 20 (1:21)
- Question 21 (1:42)
- Question 22 (1:35)
- Question 23 (0:48)
- Question 24 (1:05)
- Question 25 (1:02)
- Question 26 (1:09)
- Question 27 (1:55)
- Question 28 (1:40)
- Question 29 (0:51)
- Question 30 (1:30)
- Question 31 (0:45)
- Question 32 (0:34)
- Question 33 (1:21)
- Question 34 (1:10)
- Question 35 (1:10)
- Question 1 (0:43)
- Question 2 (0:39)
- Question 3 (1:12)
- Question 4 (0:47)
- Question 5 (1:29)
- Question 6 (0:40)
- Question 7 (0:47)
- Question 8 (0:39)
- Question 9 (1:00)
- Question 10 (0:47)
- Question 11 (0:40)
- Question 12 (0:39)
- Question 13 (0:40)
- Question 14 (1:06)
- Question 15 (1:31)
- Question 16 (0:51)
- Question 17 (0:53)
- Question 18 (0:43)
- Question 19 (0:38)
- Question 20 (0:50)
- Question 21 (0:53)
- Question 22 (1:05)
- Question 23 (0:49)
- Lecture 1 - Pronouns Case and Who vs. Whom (pp. 53-34) (7:28)
- Lecture 2 - Who vs. Whom in Phrases (p. 54) (5:00)
- Lecture 3 - Reflexive Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns (pp. 54-55) (2:44)
- Lecture 4 - Pronoun Case Practice Explained (p. 55) (5:00)
- Lecture 5 - Pronoun Agreement (p. 56) (5:30)
- Lecture 6 - Ambiguous Pronouns (pp. 57-58) (8:41)
- Question 1 (0:25)
- Question 2 (0:28)
- Question 3 (0:58)
- Question 4 (0:37)
- Question 5 (0:35)
- Question 6 (0:49)
- Question 7 (1:39)
- Question 8 (0:45)
- Question 9 (0:30)
- Question 10 (0:37)
- Question 11 (0:55)
- Question 12 (1:00)
- Question 13 (0:27)
- Question 14 (0:44)
- Question 15 (0:52)
- Question 16 (0:25)
- Question 17 (1:01)
- Question 18 (0:39)
- Question 19 (0:55)
- Question 20 (0:51)
- Question 21 (0:40)
- Question 22 (0:45)
- Question 23 (0:41)
- Question 1 (0:39)
- Question 2 (0:34)
- Question 3 (0:41)
- Question 4 (1:03)
- Question 5 (0:37)
- Question 6 (0:46)
- Question 7 (0:44)
- Question 8 (1:03)
- Question 9 (0:34)
- Question 10 (0:36)
- Question 11 (1:06)
- Question 12 (0:44)
- Question 13 (1:00)
- Question 14 (1:00)
- Question 15 (1:02)
- Question 16 (0:40)
- Question 17 (0:45)
- Question 18 (0:54)
- Question 19 (0:31)
- Question 20 (0:52)
- Question 1 (0:21)
- Question 2 (0:18)
- Question 3 (0:50)
- Question 4 (0:44)
- Question 5 (0:19)
- Question 6 (0:39)
- Question 7 (0:49)
- Question 8 (0:22)
- Question 9 (1:02)
- Question 10 (0:53)
- Question 11 (0:26)
- Question 12 (0:55)
- Question 13 (0:38)
- Question 14 (0:56)
- Question 15 (0:53)
- Question 16 (0:45)
- Question 17 (0:37)
- Question 18 (0:36)
- Lecture 1 - Affect vs. Effect and Other Commonly Confused Words (p. 77) (1:34)
- Lecture 2 - Than vs. Then (p. 78) (1:01)
- Lecture 3 - Have vs. Of (p. 78) (0:38)
- Lecture 4 - Countable vs. Non-countable Adjectives (p. 78) (2:38)
- Lecture 5 - Active Voice vs. Passive Voice (p. 79) (0:51)
- Lecture 6 - Prepositional Idioms (pp. 79-80) (1:14)
- Advice for Chapter 9 - Grammar Review (0:50)
- Question 1 (1:03)
- Question 2 (1:33)
- Question 3 (1:35)
- Question 4 (1:06)
- Question 5 (0:58)
- Question 6 (0:57)
- Question 7 (0:28)
- Question 8 (1:08)
- Question 9 (0:45)
- Question 10 (0:40)
- Question 11 (1:35)
- Question 12 (1:26)
- Question 13 (1:35)
- Question 14 (0:42)
- Question 15 (0:49)
- Question 16 (0:41)
- Question 17 (1:18)
- Question 18 (1:33)
- Question 19 (2:07)
- Question 20 (1:49)
- Question 21 (2:25)
- Question 22 (0:50)
- Question 23 (2:12)
- Question 24 (0:48)
- Question 25 (1:07)
- Question 26 (0:52)
- Question 27 (1:04)
- Question 28 (1:22)
- Question 29 (0:57)
- Question 30 (1:11)
- Question 31 (1:38)
- Question 32 (1:42)
- Question 33 (1:21)
- Question 34 (0:33)
- Question 35 (2:19)
- Question 36 (0:51)
- Question 37 (1:18)
- Question 38 (1:41)
- Question 39 (1:01)
- Question 40 (1:24)
- Question 1 (0:42)
- Question 2 (0:46)
- Question 3 (0:43)
- Question 4 (1:10)
- Question 5 (0:39)
- Question 6 (1:09)
- Question 7 (0:34)
- Question 8 (1:07)
- Question 9 (1:29)
- Question 10 (1:35)
- Question 11 (2:01)
- Question 12 (1:37)
- Question 13 (1:01)
- Question 14 (1:06)
- Question 15 (1:27)
- Question 16 (1:40)
- Question 17 (1:00)
- Question 18 (1:03)
- Question 19 (1:25)
- Question 20 (1:55)
Increase Your Score by 5-7 Points
After teaching these exact lessons to over 1,000 students, we know exactly what students need to learn to crush the ACT English Test. Our course works - really well. On average, our students increase their ACT English scores 5-7 points, with many improving well beyond that. With these same lessons, 70% of our private tutoring students score 30 or above on the English test, 30% score 33-36, and 6% achieve a perfect 36. Whether you are really struggling the English Test or are stuck at 33 and want a perfect 36, this course includes everything that you need.
Your Own Private Tutor, On Demand
Our Online ACT English Course offers students 120+ score-raising grammar rules, strategies, and test-taking tips developed and taught by perfect scorer and PrepPros Co-Founder Matthew Stroup. The course includes a PDF copy of our 128-page ACT English book and individual explanations to 489 practice questions. Students have access to the course for up to 6 months after purchase and can watch at their own pace. The course is available anytime and anywhere you have an internet connection.
How The Course Works?
At the start of each chapter, Matthew will teach students the content in a series of instructional videos. The majority of this course focuses on grammar rules, which the ACT calls "Conventions of Standard English." Most students struggle with these questions because they are never properly taught grammar at school and rely on what "looks" or "sounds" right to them. Once you know the grammar rules and how to properly apply them, these questions become easy. We promise that students will learn more grammar in this course than in all of high school!
After learning the content and doing a few drills, students are assigned a practice problem set that includes anywhere from 10-40 multiple-choice questions. Questions in the problem set are carefully written to look just like real ACT questions. Each question has an individual video explanation, so students can customize the course by selecting which questions to watch explanations for. This allows students of all levels to progress at their own pace and maximize their benefits from this course.
Who Is This Course for?
If you are working your way through the ACT English Test by "hearing" or "sounding out" what answer choice is correct, this course is for you! Whether you naturally are able to "hear" which answer choice is correct most of the time or the ACT English feels incredibly overwhelming, you can quickly fix your mistakes and improve your score with the grammar rules and test-taking methods that Matthew will teach you.
What Makes Our Course Different?
Most tutors or test prep companies have students take practice tests and only review the questions that they answer incorrectly. The problem with that approach is that students never fully learn the content on the ACT, some of which can be quite challenging. Do you know all of the uses of a colon? What about a dash? When to use who vs. whom? Have you heard of misplaced modifiers? Ambiguous pronouns? To achieve a great score on the ACT English Test, you need to know all of these topics and many many more.
Our course offers the most comprehensive instruction that teaches students all of the content tested on the ACT English Test. We also teach students proven test-taking strategies and pattern recognition. With all these skills, students have the knowledge and confidence to post their best score ever on test day.
The Four Pillars of Our Course
Mastery of Content
By learning every single rule tested on the ACT English Test, students develop a thorough understanding of the content required to score perfectly. Each piece of content will be discussed in-depth in lectures and students complete many practice questions to learn how to properly apply the concepts. After mastering the content, students have the knowledge to assess why each answer choice is correct or incorrect and can efficiently answer questions correctly.
Pattern Recognition
This is an incredibly important skill and one that very few programs and tutors properly teach. Pattern recognition allows students to quickly identify which concepts they are being tested on. The ACT does not make it obvious what each question is testing students on so being able to distinguish what rules to apply is crucial to answering questions correctly.
Proven Test-Taking Strategies
Proven test-taking strategies help students properly pace themselves and understand how to best attack the section. Overall strategies are discussed at the beginning of the course, and more specific strategies are integrated into each chapter.
Applied Practice
Students will complete problem sets for each question type at the end of each chapter and bulk practice that combines different concepts. Each practice question has a video answer explanation to help students understand exactly how and when to apply the concepts if they have not yet achieved mastery.
Meet Your Instructor
This course is taught by Matthew Stroup, one of the co-founders of Prep Pros and a perfect ACT scorer. Matthew has over 7,500 hours of tutoring experience working with students 1-on-1, in small groups, and in classes. Over the past 9 years, he has perfected how to teach the ACT English in the most straightforward, efficient, and effective way. Matthew knows that the English Test is the easiest section on the ACT to make big improvements in your score and believes that any student can achieve a high score on the English Test with the right guidance, practice, and hard work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Is This Course For?
Anyone who wants to increase their ACT English score. Whether you are really struggling on the ACT English Test or are already getting a score in the 30s and want to get a perfect score, this course can help you!
What Makes This Course Different?
This is the most comprehensive ACT English course out there. Matthew will teach you ALL of the grammar rules that appear on the ACT. Students learn more grammar in this course than they have in all of high school - that is a guarantee! In addition, this course teaches students not only how to master the content that is featured on the ACT English Test but also how to spot the patterns to identify what topic(s) they are being tested on in each question. The combination of these skills is critical to maximizing scores on test day.
How Much Do Students Improve?
On average, students increase their ACT English scores by 5-7 points, with many students improving beyond that. We have had many students whose scores start at 24-28 achieve scores of 33, 34, 35, and even the perfect 36!
Is This Recorded Course As Good As A Live Tutor?
Yes! As long as you are willing to put in the effort, it can be just as effective. After teaching these exact lessons to over a thousand students, we know exactly where students struggle, what the most common questions are, and how to best help students succeed. This means that almost every single one of your possible questions or struggles will be addressed in the videos you will watch. If not, we have a comments section for any questions students may have. On-demand lectures also allow students to rewatch lectures, a feature not available with a live tutor. This is a valuable resource because students can rewatch the lectures and review the material if they are missing questions on practice tests.
How Many Lectures And Practice Questions Are There?
There are 55 lectures and 489 practice questions. The lectures are a total of 5 hours of recorded content, and the other 5 hours of content are recorded explanations for practice questions.
What Do You Use For Materials?
Students are given a PDF copy of the 128-page PrepPros ACT English book. The book has 15 chapters that cover all the content on the ACT English Test and 489 practice questions. Each chapter includes lessons, drills, and practice questions. A Practice question set is assigned as homework for students to complete at the end of each chapter.
Are Students Assigned Homework?
Yes, at the completion of each chapter, students are assigned a practice problem set with 10-40 multiple-choice questions. Students can then watch video explanations for any questions that they answer incorrectly or want to better understand before starting the next chapter.
Are Practice Tests Included?
No, we do not include any practice ACTs in this course.
We recommend that students complete 4-6 practice ACTs during or after the course. Students can separately purchase full practice test explanations from us here.
For information about where to find practice ACTs, go to our blog post here.
Do You Offer A Guaranteed Score Increase?
No, we do not. As tutors, we provide the best prep possible, but we are only half of the team. We cannot control the variety of factors that can affect how a student performs on test day. How much was the student studying? How did they manage the pressure and stress of test day? Does the students suffer from testing anxiety? All of these factors can affect the scores.
How Long Do I Get Access To The Course?
6 months from the purchase date. After 6 months, the course log-in is no longer valid and must be purchased again.
How Long Does It Take To Complete The Course?
We recommend completing this course over 3-6 weeks. However, students who are in a rush can complete the course in as little as a week.
For any student who has limited time before their ACT, we recommend focusing on the first 5 chapters of the course, as these chapters usually help students improve their scores the most.