ACT Grammar 2

Three bright stars that I've read about have acquired significance for many viewers around the globe.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• overseers

• observers

• night-sky watchers

• stargazers

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

A humanitarian of lasting importance was about to unfold under the homely name "Operation Vittles."

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would be LEAST acceptable?

• take place

• show up

• be played out

• occur

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

I immediately felt safe and at home in her arms.

• safely at home in

• at home in the safety of

• safely home in

• home safety in

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

High-fashion clothing designers commonly featured jeans as a part of their clothing lines in the 1980s, and designer jeans quickly became part of mainstream fashion.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• gave prominence to

• materialized

• showcased

• emphasized

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

These images made it clear: that the mysterious object was a shipwreck.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• unidentified

• strange

• difficult

• baffling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

With impossibly long oars, they pulled their slender boats against the gentle current.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• slight

• gently moving

• light

• mildly flimsy

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Below, a small pond glittered in the evening light.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• glared

• sparkled

• twinkled

• shone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In my imagination, it was a place where huge piles of garbage emitted an overpowering stench.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• odor

• aroma

• whiff

• smell

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

The average performer is casting in only a tiny proportion of the commercials auditioned for.

• NO CHANGE

• is cast

• cast

• casts off

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

As the sun comes up later and later each winter morning, many people's initiation wanes.

• NO CHANGE

• initiate

• initiative

• initiator

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C