The way Reaee cororows my hair is soothing, like a scalp massage. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
(A)The way in which Renee cornrows my hair
(B) Renee cornrows my hair in a way that
(C) The way that Renee cornrows my hair
(D) The way of Renee cornrows my hair
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.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) farm’s connection (C) farming connects (D) farmer’s conneting
Correct Answer: B
Oddly enough, though, the fact that there existence is in such huge numbers and are seen as "worthless", is what allows pennies to enrich our lives in a small but priceless way.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) their existence is (C) although they exist (D) they exist
Correct Answer: D
My father spoke fondly of the days before two teenagers taken over the phone, the stereo, the kitchen—well, most of the house, really.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) took (C) had took (D) begun to took
Correct Answer: B
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1On the boardwalk a woman is selling peeled mangoes for a dollar each. She served them doused with lemon and salt, and cut so expertly that plucking off the slices was easy.
- 2The fifty-four-chapter book, which takes place over almost three-quarters of a century, describes the life and loves of a Prince Genji and the lives of there children and grandchildren.
- 3Mr. Reuel Gridley, a grocer, entered into a friendly wager for the election's outcome with a Dr. Buel Herrick.
- 4Joe is seven, living in those two or three years when they can manage to throw a baseball a few feet but when 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).
- 5He says, he can't imagine needing frivolous options like automatic transmission or power steering.