ACT Practice 1-30

1.  The wide variety of spices and condiments used in sausage making including salt and, it depends on the ethnic or regional origin of the recipe, coriander, nutmeg, cloves, garlic, vinegar, mace, pepper, chili peppers, or pistachio nuts.

• including salt and, it depends
• (A)  include salt, depending
• (A) includes salt, and it depends
• (A)  includes salt and, depending

1.  After serving two terms in the Texas State Senate, Barbara Jordan’s election to the United States House of Representatives, where she served from 1973 to 1979.

• (A)  Barbara Jordan’s election
• (A)  it was Barbara Jordan who was elected
• (A) it was Barbara Jordan’s election
• (A)  Barbara Jordan was elected

1.  Since William the Conqueror in 1066, every British sovereign has been crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII, neither of them were crowned.

• (A)  neither of them were
• (A)  neither were
• (A) neither of whom was
• (A)  with neither who had been

1.  All of the ingredients for Pablo’s secret chocolate chip cookie recipe, which included the special dark chocolate, was available in his mother’s pantry.

• (A)  which included the special dark chocolate, was
• (A)  which included the special dark chocolate, they were
• (A) including the special dark chocolate that was
• (A)  including the special dark chocolate, were

1.  The finest quality raw silk comes from the commonly domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, it feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree.

• Which feeds
• (A)  feeding
• (A) they feed
• it feeds

1.  Chilean novelist and short-story writer María Luisa Bombal wrote innovative and influential stories featuring heroines which create fantasy worlds in order to escape from unfulfilling love relationships and restricted social roles.

• (A)  heroines which create
• (A)  heroines, they create
• (A)  heroines who create
• (A)  heroines that were creating

1.  Africa is not nearly _{so mountainous as in} Asia.

• (A)  so mountainous as in
• (A)  as mountainous as
• (A)  that mountainous as
• (A)  that mountainous as in

1.  The gong, believed to have originated in Western Asia, reached China in the sixth century, where it continues to be used for a wide range of purposes, including as a military signal, a rhythmic accompaniment for vocal performance, and a ritual instrument.  

•  including as
•  include
•  which includes
•  including

1.  The North American continent, first colonized by people from Siberia, crossing the now sunken land bridge between Siberia and Alaska about 15,000 years ago.

• (A)  The North American continent, first colonized by people from Siberia, crossing
• (A)  People from Siberia first colonized the North American continent, who crossed
• (A) First colonized by people from Siberia was the North American continent, they crossed
• (A)  The North American continent was first colonized by people from Siberia, who crossed

1.  Mexican painter Frida Kahlo drew inspiration from her Mexican heritage, where she incorporated native and religious symbols into her work.

• (A)  where she incorporated
• (A)  in which she incorporated
• (A) incorporated
• (A)  incorporating