A. NO CHANGE - Ozark R

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English Success
on the ACT
Ene-Kaja Chippendale, Ph.D.
10/30/10
Important Information
The English test has 5 passages and 75 questions:
9 min. per passage
Set a goal score
21
25
31
48/75 correct
58/75 correct
69/75 correct
Know that 1:5 (20%) of the questions are “NO
CHANGE,” meaning that the underlined portion is
correct. DON’T OVERCORRECT! There may
be 2 to 3 NO CHANGE responses in a row.
Pacing: use your time well
Cover all 5 passages, skipping the long
questions if time is a problem. Be careful to
match question numbers with answer
numbers so you don’t lose your place.
When the 5 minute warning is called, look
over your answer sheet and make sure
EVERY BUBBLE IS FILLED. There is no
penalty for incorrect answers!
Get a watch!
• At the beginning of the test, set the watch to high noon if you use analog watch. A
digital watch is better BUT……
• DO NOT get a watch that makes noise
(no beeps, buzzes, or tones)
• PRACTICE with
the watch at home
(9 minutes per passage)
BIG TIP!!!!!!
On the ACT only
ONE ANSWER
can be correct; work to eliminate
choices to improve your chances of
getting the right answer!
The most common categories of mistakes on the English test include
1.
Rules of Punctuation
Group I: Punctuation BETWEEN sentences (separates sentences)
Periods
Semicolons
Colons
______ . _______
; _______
______ : _______
______
: point of emphasis
: list
: direct quotation
Group II: Punctuation WITHIN each sentence (sets off clauses)
Commas
______ ,
,________
Dashes
_______ – –________
Parentheses
______ (
) _______
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Correct pronoun use (l/me, its, who/whom, that/which)
Subject verb agreement
Parallelism
Misplaced modification
Rhetorical questions
Wordiness (go for the shortest answer)
“OMIT” or “DELETE” underlined section
“Correct” or “Best Word” choice
Add-on sentences
“Least Acceptable” questions
YES/NO (if in doubt, look at NOs first)
(LEAST, NOT, EXCEPT) read as True/False.
KEEP/DELETE (if in doubt, look at KEEP first)
The wrong (false) answer is correct.
Primarily lose
Rhetorical Questions:
The “Rhetorical Questions” fall into several general
categories. The most common ones include
I. “Wordiness” questions
The same answer is given, but it is worded four different ways.
ALWAYS pick the shortest answer.
II. “Omit” You have to decide if the underlined
portion is necessary or not
III. “Best-Word Choice” questions
You have to choose what word best fits
the criteria of each question.
IV. “Add-on” or “Kept/Deleted”
You have to decide whether something added
(or taken away) from the text is desirable.
V. “Least Acceptable” questions
The trickiest and most often missed rhetorical questions because
you can so easily overlook the EXCEPT or NOT in the question.
Now, you are given 3 correct choices, but
the correct answer is actually the incorrect choice!
I.
“Wordiness” questions are those where the
author says the same thing four ways.
ALWAYS PICK THE SHORTEST ANSWER!
1.
Ms. Komiyama moved to her house in 1948, when
she had reached the age of eighteen years old.
A. NO CHANGE
B. her age was eighteen years old.
C. she had attained eighteen years in age.
D. she was eighteen years old.
1.
Ms. Komiyama moved to her house in 1948, when
she had reached the age of eighteen years old.
A. NO CHANGE
B. her age was eighteen years old.
C. she had attained eighteen years in age.
D. she was eighteen years old.
2.
In both these cases, Grant recognized a need and
focused his skills, imagination, and intelligence for
devising a way to fill that need.
A. NO CHANGE
B. a lack of something that was needed
C. that a need was in existence
D. a need that was out there
2.
In both these cases, Grant recognized a need and
focused his skills, imagination, and intelligence for
devising a way to fill that need.
A. NO CHANGE
B. a lack of something that was needed
C. that a need was in existence
D. a need that was out there
3.
During World War II, the United States and Canadian
governments, whose countries border each other,
unjustly relocated many people of Japanese descent.
A. NO CHANGE
B. governments, who share a national border,
C. governments, geographically linked by a joint
border,
D. governments
3.
During World War II, the United States and Canadian
governments, whose countries border each other,
unjustly relocated many people of Japanese descent.
A. NO CHANGE
B. governments, who share a national border,
C. governments, geographically linked by a joint
border,
D. governments
p 71
4. The songs and dances she cherished chronicled life, death,
and to have a rebirth; they celebrated creation and
revolution; they celebrated seasons and the harvest.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
rebirth
to be reborn;
to have a rebirth
5. A. NO CHANGE.
6. F. NO CHANGE
7. G. A little later,
II. “OMIT the underlined
portion”
--Always read the “OMIT the underlined
portion” option first, omitting the part that
is underlined.
--If it’s correct and makes sense, select this
option and move on!
P. 72
1.
Even astronauts orbiting the earth chew sugar-free
bubble gum while in orbit.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
during their time in space
which does not have sugar in it
OMIT the underlined portion and
end the sentence with a period.
2. A few corroded pennies, their coppery surfaces pitted and
had been tarnished, blended with the soil.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
they were
were
OMIT the underlined portion
Let’s check
3. While I did not know if my grandparents had always
thought that way. I also did not know, yet, whether
they would approve of my clothing or the apparent lack
of authority my father had over me.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
As
Although
4. Each species being a different size, shape, color, and heat.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
having
has
Exception!
(needs to read as a complete thought)
5.
6.
C
J
in which
II.
1.
“Best –Word Choice questions”
ask
you to find an answer that matches the specification set up
the question. (p. 75)
Alligators can go through water at astonishing speeds.
The writer wants to emphasize here how quickly
alligators move. Which choice would most
dramatically achieve this effect?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
proceed
streak
advance
1. Alligators can go through water at astonishing speeds.
The writer wants to emphasize here how quickly
alligators move. Which choice would most dramatically
achieve this effect?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
proceed
streak
advance
2.
… I stare into the mirror at myself and at the
mound of long black braids. “Beautiful,” Renee
proclaims, “just like Janet Jackson.”
Which choice would most effectively emphasize the
sense of approval in Renee’s Statement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
verbalizes,
comments,
remarks,
2.
… I stare into the mirror at myself and at the
mound of long black braids. “Beautiful,” Renee
proclaims, “just like Janet Jackson.”
Which choice would most effectively emphasize
the senses of approval.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
verbalizes,
comments,
remarks,
3.
In 1970, the school board in Pittsfield, New Hampshire,
approved a dress code that prohibited students from wearing
certain types of clothing. The school board members believed
that wearing “play clothes” to school made the students lax and
indifferent toward their school work, while more formal attire
established a positive educational climate.
Given that all of the choices are true, which one would best
illustrate the term “dress code” as it is used in this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
clothing that was inappropriate.
clothing, including sandals, bell-bottom pants, and
“dungarees” (blue jeans).
clothing that is permitted in some schools today.
BIG TIP!! DON’T FORGET
Whenever you see the words
“illustrate”or “examples” in
a question, look for the
answer that gives specific
details or examples.
3.
In 1970, the school board in Pittsfield, New Hampshire,
approved a dress code that prohibited students from wearing
certain types of clothing. The school board members believed
that wearing “play clothes” to school made the students lax and
indifferent toward their school work, while more formal attire
established a positive educational climate.
Given that all of the choices are true, which one would best
illustrate the term “dress code” as it is used in this sentence?
(ACT-61C, #31)
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
clothing that was inappropriate.
clothing, including sandals, bell-bottom pants, and
dungarees” (blue jeans).
clothing that is permitted in some schools today.
4.
We observe thunderstorms over Stampede Pass in the
Cascade Range or into Hells Canyon on the Snake River,
and when lightning starts a fire, we get ready to jump.
Which choice would most effectively emphasize the vigor
and energy that are an essential part of the work of smoke
jumping?
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
follow
attend
chase
4.
We observe thunderstorms over Stampede Pass in the
Cascade Range or into Hells Canyon on the Snake River,
and when lightning starts a fire, we get ready to jump.
Which choice would most effectively emphasize the
vigor and energy that are an essential part of the work
of smoke jumping?
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
follow
attend
chase
5. I’m not talking about imaginary creatures but about
deliciously real morel mushrooms—funny looking,
textured, edible fungi that appear in springtime.
Given that all the choices are true, which one most
specifically describes the appearance of a morel mushroom
for readers who have never seen one?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
earthy, oddly amusing, interesting-looking
odorless and unusually shaped
sand-colored, cone-shaped, sponge-like
5. I’m not talking about imaginary creatures but about
deliciously real morel mushrooms—funny looking,
textured, edible fungi that appear in springtime.
Given that all the choices are true, which one most
specifically describes the appearance of a morel mushroom
for readers who have never seen one?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
earthy, oddly amusing, interesting-looking
odorless and unusually shaped
sand-colored, cone-shaped, sponge-like
6.
It is clear that popcorn has been given a permanent role
in the modern American diet.
Which choice best emphasized the writer’s belief that
America’s interest in popcorn will continue into the
future?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
an early role
a genuine position
a reasonable purpose
6.
It is clear that popcorn has been given a permanent role in
the modern American diet.
Which choice best emphasized the writer’s belief that
America’s interest in popcorn will continue into the
future?
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
an early role
a genuine position
a reasonable purpose
III. “Add on” YES/NO questions are rhetorical
questions that ask you to decide whether an author should add (or delete)
another line or two of text. ( p. 80 in Workbook.)
For YES/NO questions, always look at the two “NO” answers first.
Most (though not all) add-on sentences provide irrelevant material.
1. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence. (In a passage that
discusses growth of interest in popcorn because of the popularity of microwaves.)
A microwave is an electromagnetic wave usually between one millimeter and one
meter in wavelength
Would this be a relevant addition at this point in the essay?
F. Yes, because it supports the point that researchers had to do a great deal of
experimenting before they could get popcorn to pop in a microwave.
G. Yes, because it provides scientific information that helps the reader to
understand why microwave popcorn was so successful.
H. No, because it distracts the reader from the focus of the essay and does not
logically fit at this point.
J. No, because the information presented is too detailed for such an informal
essay.
1.
Would this be a relevant addition at this point in the essay?
F. Yes, because it supports the point that researchers had to do a
great deal of experimenting before they could get popcorn to
pop in a microwave.
G. Yes, because it provides scientific information that helps the
reader to understand why microwave popcorn was so
successful
H. No, because it distracts the reader from the focus of the
essay and does not logically fit at this point.
J. No, because the information presented is too detailed for such
an informal essay.
IV. “Least Acceptable” are the trickiest of all, and there
will be at lest 5 or 6 on the test. BEWARE! You are now
changing gear and looking for the incorrect answer. Read
the answer choices as True/False. The F choice is always
the correct answer.
(p.82)
1.
Text: It is pleasant to see vacationers enjoying my
hometown so much.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined
portion would be LEAST acceptable here?
A.
B.
C.
D.
notice
observe
enjoy
watch
1. Text: It is pleasant to see vacationers enjoying my
hometown so much.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion
would be LEAST acceptable here?
T
T
F
T
A.
B.
C.
D.
notice
observe
enjoy
watch
2. Text: Last week some fellow passengers and I watched an
elderly man with a portable chessboard playing chess
against himself.
portion would NOT be acceptable?
A.
B.
C.
D.
who played
as he played
played
who was playing
2. Text: Last week some fellow passengers and I watched an
elderly man with a portable chessboard playing chess
against himself.
A.
B.
C.
D.
who played
as he played
played
who was playing
T
T
F
T
3. Text: She worked for thirty years as a teacher and
librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public
schools.
Which of the following words or phrases from the
preceding sentence is LEAST necessary and could
therefore be deleted?
A.
B.
C.
D.
thirty
and librarian
in the field of education
Baltimore public
3. Text: She worked for thirty years as a teacher and
librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public
schools.
Which of the following words or phrases from the
preceding sentence is LEAST necessary and could
therefore be deleted?
A.
B.
C.
D.
thirty
and librarian
in the field of education
Baltimore public
4. Text: Grandpa said that, in their old age, he and Grandma
had often stumbled on those rough-hewn cobblestones.
A.
B.
C.
D.
recited
explained
pointed out
stated
4. Text: Grandpa said that, in their old age, he and Grandma
had often stumbled on those rough-hewn cobblestones.
A.
B.
C.
D.
recited
F
explained
T
pointed out
T
stated
T
(Look for odd-man out.)
5.
Well, my decade-old hairstyle had begun to look like a
tarnished crown, so I opted for something new--a braid
extension.
A.
B.
C.
D.
decided on
wished on
went for
chose
5.
Well, my decade-old hairstyle had begun to look like a
tarnished crown, so I opted for something new--a braid
extension.
A.
B.
C.
D.
decided on
wished on
went for
chose
T
F
T
T
6. Text: Outside Navajo communities such exposure is rare
which greatly contributes to its success.
A. rare; this
B. rare this
C. rare. This
D. rare, a factor that
6. Text: Outside Navajo communities such exposure is rare
which greatly contributes to its success.
A. rare; this
B. rare this
C. rare. This
D. rare, a factor that
p.84
7. H
8. A
9. A
since
and, for example
My mother and I prepared dinner
meanwhile
PUNCTUATION!
.
Punctuation Rules
( p. 6)
40 of the 75 questions on the English test require
you to apply rules of punctuation (and grammar).
It’s time to review them!
Punctuation is important for conveying the
meaning of what you want to say.
Rules of Punctuation
You need to know how to use
• Periods
• Commas
• Semicolons
• Dashes
• Colons
• Parentheses
Grouping helps! The examples show how these
rules are most commonly used on the ACT.
The function of periods, colons,
and semicolons is to separate
sentences.
The function of commas, dashes,
and parentheses is to set off
clauses WITHIN sentences.
Group I :
Where does my sentence end? Periods, colons,
semicolons separate sentences (independent clauses).
Complete Sentence
Complete Sentence
.
;
Complete Sentence
Complete Sentence
: Complete Sentence
Complete Sentence : List
Complete Sentence
.
I am going to apply to four colleges I hope they all
accept me.
;
I am going to apply to four colleges I hope they all
accept me.
I am going to apply to four colleges
accept me!
: surely one will
I am going to apply to four colleges
Rolla, and Yale.
: Drury, MU,
Be Careful!
You cannot use , to separate two sentences
unless you add a coordinating conjunction
such as “and, yet, or but.”
I am going to apply to four colleges, and I
hope they all accept me.
Examples of questions using periods,
semicolons, and colons.
Start on p. 7 in the Workbook
1. Those artists who look good on camera have a
greater chance of success than those who do not,
examples are not difficult to find.
A. NO CHANGE
B. not examples,
C. not. Examples,
D. not. Examples
1. Those artists who look good on camera have a greater
chance of success than those who do not | examples
are not difficult to find.
A. NO CHANGE
B. not examples,
C. Not. Examples,
D. not. Examples
2.
A mosquito was poking at my forearm, and the batter
seemed to blur into the woods behind home plate and
we weren’t playing to win, only play.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
plate. We
plate so we
plate because we
2.
A mosquito was poking at my forearm, and the batter
seemed to blur into the woods behind home plate and
we weren’t playing to win, only play.
A. NO CHANGE
B. plate. We
C. plate so we
D. plate because we
3.
They call her Diane of the Wolves. Wildlife biologist
Diane Boyd studied wolves in their native habitat in a
remote wilderness in the Northwest.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Wolves, wildlife
Wolves. Wildlife,
Wolves, specializing in wildlife.
3.
They call her Diane of the Wolves. Wildlife biologist
Diane Boyd studied wolves in their native habitat in a
remote wilderness in the Northwest.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Wolves, wildlife
Wildlife,
Wolves, specializing in wildlife.
4.
That one belongs to the apartment manager who lives
upstairs, then there’s the broad, rattling plastic vagalo
of the seamstress who lives downstairs.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
upstairs. Then
upstairs, meanwhile
upstairs, but
4.
That one belongs to the apartment manager who lives
upstairs, then there’s the broad, rattling plastic vagalo
of the seamstress who lives downstairs.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
upstairs. Then
upstairs, meanwhile
upstairs, but
5.
Amelia Hernandez bowed gracefully before the crowd,
many viewers stood and applauded, showing their
appreciation for the performance they just witnessed.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
crowd many
crowd. Many
crowd. While many
5.
Amelia Hernandez bowed gracefully before the crowd,
many viewers stood and applauded, showing their
appreciation for the performance they just witnessed.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
crowd many
crowd. Many
crowd. While many
6.
Soon McLean stepped on stage with his sax I wasn’t
prepared for the impact.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
sax.
sax that
sax, which
6.
Soon McLean stepped on stage with his sax I wasn’t
prepared for the impact.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
sax.
sax that
sax, which
Semicolons
1.
Even the parts of a chili vary the seeds and veins of a
pepper are hotter than the flesh.
A. NO CHANGE
B. vary;
C. vary,
D. vary but
1.
Even the parts of a chili vary | the seeds and veins of a
pepper are hotter than the flesh.
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
vary;
C.
vary,
D.
vary but
2. To us it became a stage, on which we tap-danced or a
raft on which we crossed the high seas in search of
treasures.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
stage: on which we tap-danced,
stage; on which we tap-danced,
stage on which we tap-danced
2. To us it became a stage, on which we tap-danced or a
raft on which we crossed the high seas in search of
treasures.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
stage: on which we tap-danced,
stage; on which we tap-danced,
stage on which we tap-danced
Always look at the answer choice
with NO punctuation first!
3.
Such is the ceremonial power we give to the spoken
text that we just don’t think of each other as properly
married or buried; until the right words from a book
are read.
A. NO CHANGE
B. buried until
C. buried. Until when
D. buried if
3.
Such is the ceremonial power we give to the spoken
text that we just don’t think of each other as properly
married or buried; until the right words from a book
are read.
A. NO CHANGE
B. buried until
C. buried. Until when
D. buried if
4.
The greatest threat to the alligator is the loss of its
habitat as wetlands are drained; to build housing for
the spiraling human population.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
drained to build housing
drained, to build, housing
drained, to build housing,
4.
The greatest threat to the alligator is the loss of its
habitat as wetlands are drained; to build housing for
the spiraling human population.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
drained to build housing
drained, to build, housing
drained, to build housing,
5.
Tiny’s Granny however; is very fond of her burqua,
because she has a variety of innovative uses for it.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
Granny; however,
Granny, however,
Granny, however
5.
Tiny’s Granny however; is very fond of her burqua,
because she has a variety of innovative uses for it.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
Granny; however,
Granny, however,
Granny, however
6. It asked if you smoke, you play music after midnight;
and if you are very tidy, a little tidy, or an out-and-out
slob.
A. NO CHANGE
B. smoke, then
C. smoke; if
D. smoke, do
6. It asked if you smoke, you play music after midnight;
and if you are very tidy, a little tidy, or an out-and-out
slob.
A. NO CHANGE
B. smoke, then
C. smoke; if
D. smoke, do
7. Mr. Gridley, the loser, then decorated a sack of flour
with red, white, and blue ribbons; shouldered it; and
led the band through Austin.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
ribbons, shouldered it,
ribbons shouldered it,
ribbons, shouldered it;
7. Mr. Gridley, the loser, then decorated a sack of flour
with red, white, and blue ribbons; shouldered it; and led
the band through Austin.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
ribbons, shouldered it,
ribbons shouldered it,
ribbons, shouldered it;
Colons
1.
(p. 13 )
Not all visitors, however, have been so welcome, years
ago, an escaped convict made his way to her mountain
retreat and threatened her.
A. NO CHANGE
B. welcome:
C. welcome; since
D. welcome, although,
1. Not all visitors, however, have been so welcome, | years
ago, an escaped convict made his way to her mountain
retreat and threatened her.
A. NO CHANGE
B. welcome:
C. welcome; since
D. welcome, although,
2.
Southwest is the Anaheim pepper, it’s fairly mild.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
pepper; its
pepper, its
pepper: it’s
2.
Southwest is the Anaheim pepper, | it’s fairly mild.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
pepper; its
pepper, its
pepper: it’s
3.
When she lectures at school and public libraries,
Cisneros presents the evidence. An elementary school
report card containing Cs, Ds, and a solitary B (for
conduct).
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
evidence: an
evidence; an
evidence an
3.
When she lectures at school and public libraries,
Cisneros presents the evidence. An elementary school
report card containing Cs, Ds, and a solitary B (for
conduct).
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
evidence: an
evidence; an
evidence an
4. Joe is seven, living in those two or three years when
children can manage to throw a baseball a few feet but
when what they’re really interested in are things
closer at hand; bugs, butterflies, dirt (if they’re in the
infield), grass (if they’re in the outfield).
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
hand, bugs, butterflies, dirt
hand: bugs, butterflies, dirt
hand: bugs, butterflies, dirt,
4.
Joe is seven, living in those two or three years when
children can manage to throw a baseball a few feet but
when what they’re really interested in are things closer
at hand; bugs, butterflies, dirt (if they’re in the
infield), grass (if they’re in the outfield).
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
hand, bugs, butterflies, dirt
5.
After all, it happened so sudden, like one day she was
a sweet, agreeable one-year-old, and the next she was a
defiant, moody terrible-two.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
sudden:
suddenly:
suddenly, like
5.
After all, it happened so sudden, | like one day she was
a sweet, agreeable one-year-old, and the next she was a
defiant, moody terrible-two.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
sudden:
suddenly;
suddenly, like
6.
But new carts are like new sneakers: they lack the
character that comes from use.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
sneakers, they
sneakers, but
sneakers
6.
But new carts are like new sneakers: | they lack the
character that comes from use.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
sneakers, they
sneakers, but
sneakers
7.
These comments make me realize perceptions are
relative: I think Michigan winter days are rather long.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
relative I think
relative, I think,
relative; because I think
7.
These comments make me realize perceptions are
relative: | I think Michigan winter days are rather
long.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
relative I think
relative, I think,
relative; because I think
8.
One significant aspect of this relationship was: that
Susan was perhaps the only reader of Emily’s poems
in progress.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
was that Susan
was, that Susan
was that Susan
8.
One significant aspect of this relationship was: that
Susan was perhaps the only reader of Emily’s poems
in progress.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
was that Susan
was, that Susan
was that Susan
Where do I set off supporting clauses in
sentences?
On the ACT, you will use commas,
dashes, and parentheses.
Jason Wilson the star athlete from Roosevelt
High is going to MU on a full athletic scholarship
next year.
Jason Wilson, the star athlete from
Roosevelt High, is going to MU on a full
athletic scholarship next year.
Jason Wilson – the star athlete from
Roosevelt High – is going to MU on a full
Jason Wilson ( the star athlete from
Roosevelt High ) is going to MU on a full
MAJOR TIP!
COMMA RULE
IF IN DOUBT,
LEAVE IT OUT!
Comma are used to
1. Separate items in a list of three or more items.
He ordered cake, pie, and ice cream.
2. Separate two sentences using FANBOYS
(For, And, But, Or, Yet, So
Jim wanted to succeed in math class, but
he forgot to study for the test.
3. Set off an introductory phrase from the main
clause.
After eating 8 donuts, John felt bloated.
4. Set off an appositive.
Washington, the capitol of the US, was built on
marshlands.
Group II: Comma use
p. 18
1. About three and a half million people a day ride the
subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
subways, and
subways, which
subways actually
1. About three and a half million people a day ride the
subways | I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
subways, and
subways, which
subways actually
(p. 19)
3. Although Walter Diemer, now a retired senior
vice president of the Fleet Corporation
never patented his invention, he had hoped to
keep his recipe a secret never patented his
invention, he had hoped to keep his from other
gum manufacturers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
president, of the Fleet Corporation,
president of the Fleet Corporation,
president, of the Fleet Corporation
3. Although Walter Diemer, now a retired senior
vice president of the Fleet Corporation never
patented his invention, he had hoped to keep his
recipe a secret from other gum manufacturers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
president, of the Fleet Corporation,
president of the Fleet Corporation,
president, of the Fleet Corporation
4. Hikers, typically, find, that the climb takes at least
three hours.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Hikers typically find
Hikers typically, find
Hikers, typically find
4. Hikers, typically, find, that the climb takes at least three
hours.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Hikers typically find
Hikers typically, find
Hikers, typically find
ALWAYS plug in the answer with
NO COMMAS first! It is usually
correct, but check to be sure.
5. Fleet Corporation, now only one of countless
bubble gum manufacturers, makes four million pieces of
bubble gum a day and sells them in fifty countries.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Corporation, now,
Corporation now,
Corporation: now,
5.
Fleet Corporation, now only one of countless bubble
gum manufacturers, makes four million pieces of bubble
gum a day and sells them in fifty countries.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Corporation, now,
Corporation now,
Corporation: now,
6. Smith realized the extend of her gift when her friend
Alex Haley who had gathered essential material for his
best-selling novel Roots from a griot in Gambia, began
to refer to her as “my American griot.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
friend, Alex Haley
friend Alex Haley;
friend Alex Haley,
6. Smith realized the extend of her gift when her friend
Alex Haley who had gathered essential material for his
best-selling novel Roots from a griot in Gambia, began
to refer to her as “my American griot.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
friend, Alex Haley
friend Alex Haley;
friend Alex Haley,
7. Then again, you can sometimes get lucky, and a ball you
thought was lost, will inexplicably bounce back into
play.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
lost will
lost, will,
lost will,
7. Then again, you can sometimes get lucky, and a ball you
thought was lost, will inexplicably bounce back into
play.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
lost will
lost, will,
lost will,
8. Suddenly, without warning, each of the letters,
in front of you tumbles to the bottom of the
screen.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
letters in front of you tumbles,
letters in front of you, tumbles
letters in front of you tumbles
8. Suddenly, without warning, each of the letters,
in front of you tumbles to the bottom of the
screen.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
letters in front of you tumbles,
letters in front of you, tumbles
letters in front of you tumbles
9. At least three of those, who escaped, went to Nova
Scotia and were among the group who eventually settled
in Sierra Leone.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
three of those who escaped
three of those who escaped,
three, of those who escaped,
9. At least three of those, who escaped, went to Nova
Scotia and were among the group who eventually settled
in Sierra Leone.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
three of those who escaped
three of those who escaped,
three, of those who escaped,
For And Nor But Or Yet So
(FANBOYS) P. 33 (and 57) in Workbook
The comma ALWAYS comes BEFORE
the coordinating conjunction,
NEVER after it!
,for
,and ,nor ,but ,or ,yet
,so
,
I am going to bed early and I am eating a good breakfast.
,
I am going to bed early and I am eating a good breakfast.
Sentence Barriers!
Periods
Semicolons
Colons
These symbols acts as sentence barriers.
You must come to a FULL STOP!
And all three do the SAME THING!
The Apostrophe
Shows possession (ownership)
• Singular (one) add
Jean
man
boss
’s
Jean’s
man’s
boss’s
• Plural (more than one) add s’
boys
cats
dresses
boys’
cats’
dresses’
Beware of exceptions!
If the plural noun is irregular, it is
punctuation the same as the singular.
man
men
child
children
person’s
man’s
men’s
child’s
children’s
people’s
Which word shows possession?
• See if the underlined section be turned into a
prepositional phrase using OF
The cats food dish is empty.
The food dish OF the cat.
The noun FOLLOWING OF is possessive.
The cat’s food dish is empty.
The cats litter boxes need to be cleaned.
The litter boxes OF the cats.
The cats’ litter boxes need to be cleaned.
The Apostrophe in the ACT p. 27
Seeds are sown in bare patches behind the
villagers’ houses.
(the houses OF the villagers)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
villagers house’s
C.
villagers’ houses’
D.
villagers houses
The Apostrophe
Seeds are sown in bare patches behind the villagers’
houses.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
villagers house’s
villagers’ houses’
villagers houses
The blueprint can be used to trace humanitys’
maternal tree.
(the maternal tree OF humanity)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
humanity’s
C.
humanitys
D.
humanity
The blueprint can be used to trace humanitys’
maternal tree.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
humanity’s
humanitys
humanity
While New Yorker’s sometimes take Central
Park for granted, visitors are often astonished to
discover its size and variety.
(Can’t turn this into a OF phrase, so there is no
possessive.)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
Yorker’s,
C.
Yorkers
D.
Yorkers’
While New Yorker’s sometimes take Central
Park for granted, visitors are often astonished to
discover its size and variety.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Yorker’s,
Yorkers
Yorkers’
p.28
1. I know the glazed look that comes over people’s
faces when I say, “I had the strangest dream last
night.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
peoples
peoples’
people
1. I know the glazed look that comes over
people’s faces when I say, “I had the strangest
dream last night.”
(faces OF the people = people’s)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
peoples
C.
peoples’
D.
people
2. The Grants’ and the Dents’ lived at White
Haven through the 1850s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Grants, and the Dents
Grant’s and the Dent’s
Grants and the Dents
2. The Grants’ and the Dents’ lived at White
Haven through the 1850s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Grants, and the Dents
Grant’s and the Dent’s
Grants and the Dents
3. The boys climb on one anothers back’s
to build a pyramid.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
another’s backs
anothers’ backs
anothers
3. The boys climb on one anothers back’s to
build a pyramid.
(The backs OF one another)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
another’s backs
C.
anothers’ backs
D.
anothers
4. The farm connects to the Civil War general and
U.S. president motivated the recent restoration by a
team of National Park Service historians, laborers,
and archaeologists.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
farm’s connection
farming connects
farmer’s connecting
4. The farm connects to the Civil War general and
U.S. president motivated the recent restoration by a
team of National Park Service historians, laborers,
and archaeologists.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
farm’s connection
farming connects
farmer’s connecting
5. The practice of advancing a person’s age seems
to me to reflect the value a society places on life
experience and longevity.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
persons’ age
persons age
person’s age,
5. The practice of advancing a person’s age seems
to me to reflect the value a society places on life
experience and longevity.
(The age OF a person)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
persons’ age
C.
persons age
D.
person’s age,
6. They had even taken photographs that showed
several of the tiny sprites, some dancing in a ring in
the grass, some fluttering in front of the girl’s
faces.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
girls’ faces,
girls faces,
girls face’s,
6. They had even taken photographs that showed
several of the tiny sprites, some dancing in a ring in
the grass, some fluttering in front of the girl’s faces.
(Faces OF the girls)
F.
NO CHANGE
G.
girls’ faces,
H.
girls faces,
J.
girls face’s,
7. His challenge initiated a review, of students’
rights and administrative responsibility in public
education.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
review, of students’ rights,
review of students’ rights
review of students’ rights,
7. His challenge initiated a review, of students’
rights and administrative responsibility in public
education.
(the rights OF students)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
review, of students’ rights,
C.
review of students’ rights
D.
review of students’ rights,
8. Some desperate parents line their childrens
bedroom window’s with aluminum foil to
convince them that it is dark outside, and not inside,
and time to go to bed.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
children’s bedroom windows
childrens’ bedroom windows
childrens’ bedroom windows’
8. Some desperate parents line their childrens
bedroom window’s with aluminum foil to convince
them that it is dark outside, and not inside, and time
to go to bed.
(The bedroom windows OF children)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
children’s bedroom windows
C.
childrens’ bedroom windows
D.
childrens’ bedroom windows’
9. I often find myself in this situation—sheepishly
handing back someone else’s pen.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
elses’
elses
else
9. I often find myself in this situation—sheepishly
handing back someone else’s pen.
(the pen OF someone else)
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
elses’
C.
elses
D.
else
Grammar Rules
The ACT uses standard English grammar.
The following are some frequently used rules.
1.
I” vs. “me”
(p. 35)
“I” is the subject; “me” is the object.
In compound usage, throw out the other person.
Robert and I went fishing last summer.
During dinner, my father asked about the loss of the
cobblestone road, which Grandpa and him had helped
lay and maintain. (p. 43, #80
A. NO CHANGE
B. Grandpa and himself
C. he and Grandpa
D. himself and Grandpa
During dinner, my father asked about the loss of
the cobblestone road, which Grandpa and him had helped
lay and maintain.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Grandpa and himself
C. he and Grandpa
D. himself and Grandpa
“It’s” (it is) vs. “its”
p.36
“Its” is a possessive like “his and “her”
“It’s” is a contraction of “it is”
There is NO such pronoun as ITS’ except
as a question to mess with your mind on
the ACT!
Noun-Pronoun Agreement
WB p. 41
1. The words of a novel or poem are literally
“bound” within there pages.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
its
one’s
these
WB p. 41
1. The words of a novel or poem are literally
“bound” within there pages.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
its
one’s
these
p. 42
2.
The Fleet Corporation named it’s new product Dubble
Bubble. (p. 42)
A. NO CHANGE
B. named its
C. called they’re
D. called it’s
2.
The Fleet Corporation named it’s new product Dubble
Bubble.
A. NO CHANGE
B. named its
C. called they’re
D. called it’s
3.
Its impossible to predict which people will dig into
their pockets or open their purses.
A. NO CHANGE
B. It’s
C. Its’
D. That’s
3.
Its impossible to predict which people will dig into
their pockets or open their purses.
A. NO CHANGE
B. It’s
C. Its’
D. That’s
4.
A teenager whose holding a shoebox containing a
kitten as tiny as a gingersnap smiles as a line of girls in
frilly communion dresses files by.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
that’s
as
who’s
4.
A teenager whose holding a shoebox containing a
kitten as tiny as a gingersnap smiles as a line of girls in
frilly communion dresses files by.
A. NO CHANGE
B. that’s
C. as
D. who’s
5. You have to admire the honesty of a company who’s
slogan is “Just about the Best.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
whose
that’s
that the
5. You have to admire the honesty of a company who’s
slogan is “Just about the Best.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
whose
that’s
that the
6.
This book portrays both the persecution experienced by
Japanese Americans and it’s determination to maintain
their pride and traditions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
their
there
its
6.
This book portrays both the persecution experienced by
Japanese Americans and it’s determination to maintain
their pride and traditions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
their
there
its
7. She is just one of those whom continued to be
active well past the traditional age of
retirement.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
whom
of which
of many who
7. She is just one of those whom continued to be
active well past the traditional age of
retirement.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
whom
of which
of many who
TIP for “WHO” vs “WHOM”
Substitute “he” or “him”
If “he” works, use WHO
If “him” works, use WHOM
Read the question as “he continued to be
active” or “him continued to be active”
HE = WHO
8.
lay and maintain.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Grandpa and himself
he and Grandpa
himself and Grandpa
8.
lay and maintain.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
Grandpa and himself
he and Grandpa
himself and Grandpa
9.
I find myself looking forward to the time when my dog
and I will be the only one’s on the beach again.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
ones’
one
ones
9.
I find myself looking forward to the time when my dog
and I will be the only one’s on the beach again.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
ones’
one
ones
10. Last year, one of our school’s exchange
students was Ligia Antolinez, who came from
Bucaramanga, Colombia.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
whom
which
she who
(Hint: Does “he” or “him”
come from Bucaramanga?)
10. Last year, one of our school’s exchange
students was Ligia Antolinez, who came from
Bucaramanga, Colombia.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
whom
which
she who
11. Its removal, my father said, was like he erasure
of a memory--the discarding of a traditional
landmark.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
There
It’s
Its’ (careful!)
11. Its removal, my father said, was like he erasure
of a memory--the discarding of a traditional
landmark.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
There
It’s
Its’
12. A brush holder from the Ch’ing dynasty had
carvings that covered every inch of their
surface.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
it’s
its
there (hint: “here” = location)
12. A brush holder from the Ch’ing dynasty had
carvings that covered every inch of their
surface.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
it’s
its
there
13. Some sixty years later, an elderly Frances
Griffiths publicly admitted that her and her
cousin had staged the photographs as a
practical joke.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
her cousin and herself
she and her cousin
her cousin and her
13. Some sixty years later, an elderly Frances
Griffiths publicly admitted that her and her
cousin had staged the photographs as a practical
joke.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
her cousin and herself
she and her cousin
her cousin and her
Prepositions
p. 49
Prepositions are used in sentences to show
relationships between other words. The most
common prepositions are:
above, across, after, against, along, among,
around, before, behind, below, beneath,
between, beyond, by, during, for, from, in,
into, upon, OF, over, through, to toward,
under, till, until, upon, with, within, and
without.
Verbs and Subject-Verb Agreement
WB p. 50
1. Each species being a different size, shape,
color, and heat.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
having
has
1. Each species being a different size, shape, color,
and heat.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
having
has
2. There are strict division of labor.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
is
have been
are a
2. There are strict division of labor.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
is
have been
are a
3. Entries in my travel journal tends to be longer
than just a few lines.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
has tended to be
tend on being
tend to be
3. Entries in my travel journal tends to be longer
than just a few lines.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
has tended to be
tend on being
tend to be
4. During dinner, my father asked about the loss of
the cobblestone road, which he and Grandpa
had help lie and maintain.
A. NO CHANGE
B. helped lay
C. helped lie
D. help lay
4. During dinner, my father asked about the
loss of the cobblestone road, which he and
Grandpa had help lie and maintain.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
helped lay
helped lie
help lay
5. A recent trend among college students invovle
their own organization of public readings of
works ….
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
involves their
involve they’re
involves they’re
5. A recent trend among college students involve
their own organization of public readings of
works ….
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
involves their
involve they’re
involves they’re
6. The interment of American and Canadian
citizens of Japanese ancestry represent a low
point in the history….
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
have represented
are representing
represents
6. The interment of American and Canadian
citizens of Japanese ancestry represent a low
point in the history….
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
have represented
are representing
represents
7. The Navajo language is complex, with a
structure and sounds that makes them
unintelligible to anyone without extensive
exposure to it.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
makes it
make it
make them
7. The Navajo language is complex, with a
structure and sounds that makes them
unintelligible to anyone without extensive
exposure to it.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
makes it
make it
make them
8. Of all the farm jobs my family and I have done,
picking onions in New Mexico are the most
strenuous
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
have been
is
8. Of all the farm jobs my family and I have done,
picking onions in New Mexico are the most
strenuous
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
have been
is
9. This belief inspired Taoist physicians to create a
digestible form of jade powder that he hoped
would increased human longevity.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
he hoped
it hoped
they hoped
9. This belief inspired Taoist physicians to create a
digestible form of jade powder that he hoped
would increased human longevity.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
he hoped
it hoped
they hoped
10. As the dancers step to the music, they were
also stepping in time to a sound that embodies
their unique history and suggests the influence
of outside cultures on their music.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
are also stepping
have also stepped
will also step
10. As the dancers step to the music, they were
also stepping in time to a sound that embodies
their unique history and suggests the influence
of outside cultures on their music.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
are also stepping
have also stepped
also step
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
B.
H.
C.
A.
H.
G.
B.
B.
C.
G.
reveal
her
pursued and promoted
NO CHANGE
had developed
make
had
stands
to wear
sought
p. 53
16. While carbon dioxide bubbles from the
interaction of yeast and sugar makes bread
dough rise, they’re contributing to our
nourishment.
F.
G.
H.
J
NO CHANGE
make
is making
induces
p. 53
16. While carbon dioxide bubbles from the
interaction of yeast and sugar makes bread
dough rise, they’re contributing to our
nourishment.
F.
G.
H.
J
NO CHANGE
make
is making
induces
18. I considered the string of Thanksgiving dinners
I’ve enjoyed, but and perhaps by design, no one
of them stand out as unusual.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
stands
have stood
were standing
18. I considered the string of Thanksgiving dinners
I’ve enjoyed, but and perhaps by design, no one
of them stand out as unusual.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
stands
have stood
were standing
Parallelism
p. 61
1. Walking my dog, I find the beach is no longer
deserted: dedicated sunbathers lie on towels or
sit in chairs, read, slept, or talked.
A. NO CHANGE
B. to read, sleep, or talking
C. reading, sleeping, or talking
D. read, sleep, or to talk
1. Walking my dog, I find the beach is no longer
deserted: dedicated sunbathers lie on towels or
sit in chairs, read, slept, or talked.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
to read, sleep, or talking
reading, sleeping, or talking
read, sleep, or to talk
2. Some of them (escaped slaves) were even being
kidnapped, taken to the United States, and sold
back into slavery.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
the kidnappers soled them back
into slavery
they once again became slaves
again live the life of a slave
2. Some of them (escaped slaves) were even being
kidnapped, taken to the United States, and sold
back into slavery.
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
the kidnappers soled them back
into slavery
C.
they once again became slaves
D.
again live the life of a slave
3. Like many children, he claimed that he received
neither the privileges enjoyed by the older
children nor on was the pampering and
indulgence showered on him as if was on the
younger children.
A. NO CHANGE
B. was he pampered and indulged like
C. was he showered with pampering
and indulgence like
D. the pampering and indulgence
showered on
3. Like many children, he claimed that he received
neither the privileges enjoyed by the older
children nor on was the pampering and
indulgence showered on him as if was on the
younger children.
A. NO CHANGE
B. was he pampered and indulged like
C. was he showered with pampering
and indulgence like
D. the pampering and indulgence
showered on
5. Utility workers use a bubble gauge to determined
the rate of flow of gas in a pipeline, to navigate
airplane pilots they use a bubble sextant, and
carpenters use a bubble level to build houses straight
and true.
A. NO CHANGE
B. where a bubble sextant is used by airplane
pilots in navigation.
C. airplane pilots use a bubble sextant to navigate.
D. a bubble sextant to navigate is used by airplane
pilots.
5. Utility workers use a bubble gauge to determined
the rate of flow of gas in a pipeline, to navigate
airplane pilots they use a bubble sextant, and
carpenters use a bubble level to build houses
straight and true.
A. NO CHANGE
B. where a bubble sextant is used by airplane
pilots in navigation.
C. airplane pilots use a bubble sextant to navigate.
D. a bubble sextant to navigate is used by airplane
pilots.
Misplaced Modification
WB p. 63
1. Through the genius of Olmstead and Vaux,
once a landscape barely was transformed to an
oasis in the center of urban life.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
a once-bare landscape
a once barely landscape
a once, bare landscape
WB p. 63
1. Through the genius of Olmstead and Vaux, once
a landscape barely was transformed to an oasis
in the center of urban life.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NO CHANGE
a once-bare landscape
a once barely landscape
a once, bare landscape
2. Imagining all these people, it is that I
know they remain there even after I have left.
A. NO CHANGE
B. It being that I Imagine all these
people
C. Imagining all these people, they
D. I imagine that all these people
2. Imagining all these people, it is that I know
they remain there even after I have left.
A. NO CHANGE
B. It being that I Imagine all these
people
C. Imagining all these people, they
D. I imagine that all these people
4. The Anaheim pepper often graces doorways tied into
ropes called “ristras.”
A. NO CHANGE
B. Tied into ropes called “ristras,” the doorways are
often graced with the Anaheim pepper.
C. The Anaheim pepper tied into ropes, often graces
doorways, called “ristras.”
D. Tied into ropes called “ristras,” the Anaheim pepper
often graces doorways.
4. The Anaheim pepper often graces doorways tied into
ropes called “ristras.”
A. NO CHANGE
B. Tied into ropes called “ristras,” the doorways are
often graced with the Anaheim pepper.
C. The Anaheim pepper tied into ropes, often graces
doorways, called “ristras.”
D. Tied into ropes called “ristras,” the Anaheim pepper
often graces doorways.
5. In addition to its aesthetic importance, there
was with jade a spiritual value stemming
from its erly associations with traditional Taoist
beliefs.
F.
G.
H.
J.
NO CHANGE
G. value, which was spiritual, stemmed
jade had spiritual value, stemming
a spiritual value stemmed
5. In addition to its aesthetic importance, there was
with jade a spiritual value stemming from its
erly associations with traditional Taoist beliefs.
F. NO CHANGE
G. value, which was spiritual, stemmed
H. jade had spiritual value, stemming
J. a spiritual value stemmed
6. More than a bunch of trees, the woods, each
distinguished as domains in a set by what we
found or did there.
F. NO CHANGE
G. More than a bunch of trees, the woods was a set of
domains, each distinguished by what we found or did
there.
H. We found or did things that made the woods have
domains, each distinguished by us.
J. Finding and doing things, the woods became a set of
6. More than a bunch of trees, the woods, each
distinguished as domains in a set by what we
found or did there.
F. NO CHANGE
G. More than a bunch of trees, the woods was a set of
domains, each distinguished by what we found or did
there.
H. We found or did things that made the woods have
J. Finding and doing things, the woods became a set of
7. Shifting her attention slightly, I am asked which
church I attend and invited to visit her congregation.
F. NO CHANGE
G. there’s a question about which church I attend,
and I am invited
H. Renee asks which church I attend
and invites me
J. I’m asked about the church I attend,
inviting me
7. Shifting her attention slightly, I am asked which church
I attend and invited to visit her congregation.
F. NO CHANGE
G. There’s a question about which church I attend, and
I am invited
H. Renee asks which church I attend
and invites me
J. I’m asked about the church I attend,
inviting me
8. Cheek to cheek, the dance is performed to the
relaxed two-step tempo, and the bands often play
long past midnight.
F. NO CHANGE
G. Couples dance cheek to cheek to the
relaxed tow-step tempo,
H. A relaxed two-step tempo, the couples
dance cheek to cheek,
I. Cheek to cheek, the two-step tempo relaxes
dancing couples.
8. Cheek to cheek, the dance is performed to the
relaxed two-step tempo, and the bands often play
long past midnight.
F. NO CHANGE
G. Couples dance cheek to cheek to the
relaxed tow-step tempo,
H. A relaxed two-step tempo, the couples
dance cheek to cheek,
I. Cheek to cheek, the two-step tempo relaxes
dancing couples.
9. Bolted to a two-hundred platform sixty-two feet
below sea level at Conch Reef, scientists at this
research outpost are offered a unique
opportunity to stud the impact of pollution on
coral reefs.
A. NO CHANGE
B. this research outpost offers scientists
C. scientists researching at this outpost are
offered
D. research scientists at this outpost are
offered
9. Bolted to a two-hundred platform sixty-two feet
below sea level at Conch Reef, scientists at this
research outpost are offered a unique
opportunity to stud the impact of pollution on
coral reefs.
A. NO CHANGE
B. this research outpost offers scientists
C. scientists researching at this outpost are
offered
D. research scientists at this outpost are
offered
Summary of English Rules
Work through the entire test
Try to think of the correct answer before you
look at the choices
Remember 1:5 questions is NO CHANGE
Choose answer WITHOUT commas!
Fill in ALL the answers

A. NO CHANGE - Ozark R

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