ACT English 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct word: "The committee will announce ___ decision on Friday."
- its (Correct answer)
- it's
- its'
- their
Correct answer: its
"Its" is the possessive pronoun, while "it's" means "it is."
Question 2: Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- After we ate, we went home. (Correct answer)
- After we ate we went home.
- After, we ate we went home.
- After we ate; we went home.
Correct answer: After we ate, we went home.
An introductory dependent clause is followed by a comma.
Question 3: Select the word that best maintains a formal tone: "The findings were ___ inconclusive."
- largely (Correct answer)
- kinda
- sorta
- totally
Correct answer: largely
"Largely" is formal and precise; the others are casual.
Question 4: Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
- Each of the players has a locker. (Correct answer)
- Each of the players have a locker.
- Each of the players are having lockers.
- Each of the players were a locker.
Correct answer: Each of the players has a locker.
"Each" is singular, so it takes the singular verb "has."
Question 5: Which revision best eliminates redundancy: "The annual yearly festival returns."?
- The annual festival returns. (Correct answer)
- The annual yearly festival returns.
- The yearly annual festival returns.
- The festival returns annually yearly.
Correct answer: The annual festival returns.
"Annual" and "yearly" mean the same thing, so one is redundant.
Question 6: Choose the correct pronoun: "The award went to Maria and ___."
- me (Correct answer)
- I
- myself
- mine
Correct answer: me
The object of the preposition "to" requires the objective pronoun "me."
Question 7: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
- I finished the test; then I left. (Correct answer)
- I finished the test; and left.
- I finished; the test then left.
- I finished the test then; I left.
Correct answer: I finished the test; then I left.
A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a conjunction.
ACT English 2
Choose the correct word: "The committee will announce ___ decision on Friday."