ACT English 2

Question 1

Choose the correct word: "The committee will announce ___ decision on Friday."

Accepted Answer

its

Answer

it's

Answer

its'

Answer

their

Question 2

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

After we ate, we went home.

Answer

After we ate we went home.

Answer

After, we ate we went home.

Answer

After we ate; we went home.

Question 3

Select the word that best maintains a formal tone: "The findings were ___ inconclusive."

Accepted Answer

largely

Answer

kinda

Answer

sorta

Answer

totally

Question 4

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

Each of the players has a locker.

Answer

Each of the players have a locker.

Answer

Each of the players are having lockers.

Answer

Each of the players were a locker.

Question 5

Which revision best eliminates redundancy: "The annual yearly festival returns."?

Accepted Answer

The annual festival returns.

Answer

The annual yearly festival returns.

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The yearly annual festival returns.

Answer

The festival returns annually yearly.

Question 6

Choose the correct pronoun: "The award went to Maria and ___."

Accepted Answer

me

Answer

I

Answer

myself

Answer

mine

Question 7

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

I finished the test; then I left.

Answer

I finished the test; and left.

Answer

I finished; the test then left.

Answer

I finished the test then; I left.