If batters repeatedly fail to hit the ball—and lots of them do—the umpire is patient, giving them four or five chances instead of the usual three. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
(A)umpire patiently gives
(B) umpire, who is patient, gives
(C) umpire, who patiently gives
(D) patient umpire gives
Worldwide, he promoted the idea that every child possesses the potential to develop musical talent and for the joys of achievement.
（A）NO CHANGE （B） the joys of achievement can be experienced. （C） for experiencing the joys of achievement. （D） to experience the joys of achievement.
Correct Answer: D
After college, she enrolled in Boston's New England Conservatory of Music, where her studies, she hoped, would lead to a degree in voice and a celebrated concert singer.
（A）NO CHANGE （B） career as a （C） professional （D） OMIT the underlined portion.
Correct Answer: B
These single-celled survivors called extremophiles, don't merely endure environments too severe for other life forms; they thrive in them.
（A）NO CHANGE （B） survivors, called extremophiles, （C） survivors, called extremophiles （D） survivors called extremophiles;
Correct Answer: B
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1The paddler pulls one end through the water of the paddle on alternating sides of the boat.
- 2I live in southern New Jersey, just two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. Being a resort in most people's minds, I call my town home.
- 3And each day brought a new lesson about the power of words. Imperceptibly, postal clerks would joke about my having been "stuck babysitting."
- 4The next day, when he made the second large batch, Diemer added a touch of red food coloring because that was all he had. In other words, most bubble gum has been pink ever since.
- 5I can recall students from Costa Rica, Italy, Norway, and Nigeria. Last year, one of our school's exchange students being Ligia Antolinez, whom came from Bucaramanga, Colombia.