ACT Free to Write

Its being a career with very mixed blessings.

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• It's

• It's

• It was

With the freedom is essential to my lifestyle - as indicated, naturally, by the word "freelancer" - comes both pressures and pleasures that seldom greet other professionals.

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• that are

• being

• OMIT the underlined portion.

With the freedom is essential to my lifestyle - as indicated, naturally, by the word "freelancer" - comes both pressures and pleasures that seldom greet other professionals.

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• come

• which can accompany

• that often comes with

Hint: It's not foreshadowing or understanding.

The writer is considering deleting the following phrase from the preceding sentence:

, and not because my work was deficient

If the writer were to make this deletion, the essay would primarily lose:

• specific descriptive material.

• detail providing a logical transition.

• foreshadowing of the conclusion of the essay.

• an understanding of important information.

Instead, the writing needs of many employers changes rapidly.

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• employer's change

• employers' change

• employers change

I immersed myself in the task, every month, I read at least four new novels and wrote well over 10,000 words.

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• task every month I

• task; every month, I

• task every month I,

My editors were delighted, so 250,000 words later they had all the content they needed, adn my contract was terminated.

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• therefore

• since

• but

Sometimes you will find a job with consistent cash flow, but often one will write a few major items for a lump sum.

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• one will be writing

• you will be writing

• you will write

Becoming a freelancer is to be always on the hunt for new opportunities.

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• To be

• While being

• In order to become

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

Developing a steady income stream through writing alone requires amazing luck or extraordinary talent.

• Earning your living by

• Making your living from

• Making your living as

• Earning your living through