Lizards lazing in the sun and quail rustling through grasses surprised us. Wild blackberries melted on our tongues. For example, the aroma of crushed eucalyptus leaves tingled in our noses.
(A)NO CHANGE
(B) On the other hand, the
(C) Just in case, the
(D) The
Everybody benefits from this system. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
(A)in (B) by (C) because of (D) into
Correct Answer: D
She carefully cut a piece of cotton cloth from a large bolt of the material. Which of the choices would NOT be acceptable here?
(A)She carefully cut (NO CHANGE) (B) She cut careful (C) Carefully she cut (D) She cut with care
Correct Answer: B
When Cane his unconventioiial book was published in 1923, some critics felt it reflected the author's lake of direction.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) his unconventional book Cane was published in 1923, (C) Cane was published in 1923, his unconventional book (D) his unconventional book was published in 1923, Cane,
Correct Answer: B
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1Some parents have been moved by worries about the lyrics' influence on their children to be motivated to seek ways of restricting access to songs they deplore.
- 2Having grown up in the feminist eram comments about what is approriate behavior for girls, boys,women, and men I did not now expect to hear.
- 3On the other hand, he says, the button that mutes the sound lets him cut them off in midsentence.
- 4Howling, the sound most often associated with wolves,by itself performs several key social functions within wolf packs.
- 5One of these, self-defense, which includes protecting territory.