English Act Questions

Which of the following is the correct adverb form?

• He walked slow and steady and never lost his balance

• He walked slowly and steadily and never lost his balance

"Once Dave has finished the project" is an example of a

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• idiomatic expression

• Misplaced modifier

The ACT English consists of how many question types?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is not a question type found on the ACT?

• A portion of text underlined with a number underneath that corresponds to a question number.

• A portion of text underlined with a number underneath that corresponds to the entire sentence.

• A boxed number after a sentence asks a question about the entire sentence.

• A boxed number at the end of the passage asks a question about the entire passage.

Identify all of the following punctuation that are found on the ACT English Test.

• Colon/Semicolon

• Dash

• Apostrophe

• Quotation Marks

What punctuation change is needed in the sentence: "Jim is a good guitarist, he is also a good pianist." ?

• semicolon

• colon

• apostrophe

• dash

What punctuation change is needed in the sentence: “Pride and Prejudice,” by Jane Austen, is one of my favorite books.

• The title needs to be underlined

• No comma is needed after Austen

• No comma is needed after Prejudice

• The title needs to be italicized

Which change should be applied to the following sentence: She is a well qualified person.

• She is a well qualified person.

• She is a well-qualified person.

• She is a wellqualified person.

• She is a qualified person.

Which of the following have the correct parallel structure:

• Her hobbies include traveling, reading, and to listen to music.

• Her hobbies include traveling, reading, and listening to music.

Which of the following use the modifier correctly?

• Martin posted the pictures he took on his vacation on his website.

• Martin posted the pictures on his website he took on his vacation.