Free ACT English Question and Answers 2

Question 1

Read the sentence: "Having studied all night, the exam seemed easy to Maria." What error does this sentence contain?

Accepted Answer

Dangling modifier — "Having studied all night" modifies "exam" instead of "Maria"

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Comma splice between "night" and "the exam"

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Subject-verb disagreement between "exam" and "seemed"

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Incorrect use of the past participle "studied"

Question 2

Which version best maintains conciseness? "The reason that she was late was due to the fact that there was heavy traffic."

Accepted Answer

She was late because of heavy traffic.

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The reason she was late was heavy traffic.

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Due to traffic being heavy, her lateness was caused.

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She was late, and the reason was because traffic was heavy.

Question 3

In ACT English, a question asks whether to add this sentence to a paragraph about the history of jazz: "Miles Davis was born in 1926 in Alton, Illinois." The paragraph focuses on jazz's African origins. Should the sentence be added?

Accepted Answer

No, because it shifts focus from the paragraph's topic of jazz's African origins

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Yes, because Miles Davis is an important jazz figure

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Yes, because biographical details always strengthen paragraphs

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No, because the sentence is grammatically incorrect

Question 4

Choose the correct verb form: "Neither the students nor the teacher _____ prepared for the fire drill."

Accepted Answer

was

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were

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have been

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are

Question 5

Which punctuation correctly joins these two independent clauses? "The concert was sold out [BLANK] we decided to watch it online."

Accepted Answer

semicolon: "The concert was sold out; we decided to watch it online."

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comma only: "The concert was sold out, we decided to watch it online."

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colon: "The concert was sold out: we decided to watch it online."

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no punctuation: "The concert was sold out we decided to watch it online."

Question 6

A passage about renewable energy uses informal language ("tons of people," "super important"). For a formal scientific article, which revision is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Replace informal language: "many people," "critically important"

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Keep the informal language to engage younger readers

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Remove all descriptive language to maintain neutrality

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Add technical jargon to every sentence