Act English Prep Quiz 4 (30 MCQs)

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1. What is the subject-verb agreement rule for singular subjects?
2. Public museums exist for two main reasons:to educate the public and provide stewardship (legal and ethical management, care, documentation, and use) of their recollections. Unfortunately, due to space constraints, a typical museum only exhibits about ten percent of the items in its collection; the other ninety percent remains in storage.
3. One of our foreign exchange students was Ligia, who came from Columbia.
4. Explain the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'.
5. Which sentence is punctuated carefully?
6. A visit to one of New York City's Garbage Tours (18)reveals just how much people waste.
7. Correct the sentence.Changes for the new and improved ACT Writing section is going to be implemented soon.
8. The injuries and deaths from high school sports have many parents and organizations calling for stricter rules and guidelines to protect them student athletes.
9. English Test Skill:RedundancyHer efforts to expand literacy have been praised by many parents, admiring her dedication to the future of her students.
10. As the first of my friends to own a home, I have always admired Mark.
11. The book shows the trouble of Japanese Americans and it's determination to keep their land.
12. Question 6-The owner of the house, shipbuilder George Washington Bourne, brought his bride, Jane, to the house in 1825.
13. While playing kickball in the living room, the lamp got knocked over and smashed.
14. What is the definition of style in English?
15. Explain the importance of parallel structure in writing.
16. What is the purpose of a concluding paragraph?
17. Professor Harris was confident that The Iliad was idealistically a text to study at the graduate level because it has remained one of the most revered pieces of literature in history.
18. English Test Skill:CommasWe can go shopping for say, only two hours, and be able to make it on time for the movie at 7:00.
19. I found an expensive, long, turquoise prom dress on the discount rack.
20. I've been taking this detour out of Albuquerque for two years, ever since these musical rumble strips were installed. City planners wanted to find out whether the novelty of hearing a snippet of song would give drivers an incentive to obey the speed limit being that the tune is only recognizable if they're going a reasonable forty-five miles per hour.
21. When Mom ..... out the kitchen rug, dog hair, bread crumbs, coffee grounds, and spaghetti noodles flew through the air and dusted the sidewalk.
22. What is the correct form of 'who' when referring to the object of a verb?
23. Question 9-The elaborate frosting-like designs being a later addition to this neoclassical house, though they didn't come about in the way the romantic legend describes.
24. She is just one of those whom continued to be active well past retirement age.
25. "You have plenty of tools in your workshop, " my neighbor told me calmly. "Please return mine." I always end up in this awkward situation-embarrassedly giving back someone else's tool.
26. Many freegans also furnish their homes and clothe themselves with used goods, finding things like clothing, dishes, (24) and even furniture and appliances in good working condition
27. What pronoun should be changed to make this sentence reasonable? When Clara ran out of fantasy novels to read, she went to the library to replenish her supply. Unfortunately, they were completely out of them.
28. Both Sean Parker, founder of Napster, and Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, earned his place on the list with a net worth of over two billion each.
29. Define 'passive voice'.
30. Which sentence best expresses the information?The Navajo developed and memorized the code. Since their language did not have words for common U.S. military equipment, they turned to nature.