person A: I really didn't have much faith in my friend when he wanted to get a better ACT score_comma_ especially since he started out with a 22.
person B: Has he put in a lot of effort in studying and trying to improve?
person A: He did before_comma_ and he really surprised me since he ended up getting a 28 on it.
person B: Show's working hard is really important with ACT. How did you do in yours?
person A: I got a 33 after a good few times!