Thick mists rise from the pools, the water obscures.
(A)NO CHANGE
(B) obscuring
(C) obscuring the water,
(D) obscurant water.
Last week some fellow passengers and I watched an elderly man with a portable chessboard playing chess against himself. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
(A)who played (B) as he played (C) played (D) who was playing
Correct Answer: C
Inspired and motivated, Gridley traveled to Virginia City, Nevada, to auction the sack of flour to its residents.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) his (C) their (D) there
Correct Answer: A
Suddenly, without warning, each of the letters, in front of you tumbles to the bottom of the screen.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) letters in front of you tumbles, (C) letters in front of you , tumbles (D) letters in front of you tumbles
Correct Answer: D
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1To be born in China in 1899, Howe moved with his family to Washington State at the age of five.
- 2It was conjunto and became the heart of Tejano music.
- 3There are perhaps as many reasons for choosing to write under a pen name that there are pen names themselves.
- 4I 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.
- 5These celebrated landmarks were designed to inspire feelings of patriotism and pride. Nevertheless, the structure I remember most vividly from my trip was an expressway called the Washington Beltway, which seems to be a memorial to the frenzy of modern life.