Lectstan

A compilation of ACT English Practice questions and answers

If any college student wants to make sure of joining a rock band at school, *you* would be wise to learn bass or drums because singers and guitarists are a dime a dozen. A. NO CHANGE B. one C. they D. he or she D is correct because the main subject of the sentence, *college student*, is thirdperson singular. So the sentence needs the third-person singular pronoun(s) *he or she*. A is incorrect. Although the informal second-person pronoun *you* is often used in hypothetical examples, in...

74C I guardedly examined the animal: A dinosaur-like thing, it was the size of a cat but armored in gray-green scales, with a black-striped, whiplike tail two feet long. "It had a spine with tiny spikes," and its muscular limbs ended with what resembled crinkly leather gloves drawn tightly over fine-boned human hands. Given that all the choices are accurate, which one provides the most precise description of the pattern of spikes on the iguana's spine? A. NO CHANGE B. I saw spikes...

Semicolons Between Sentences ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Semicolons connect 2 independent clauses. A semicolon is ONLY correct if it can be replaced with a period. Remember that semicolons are interchangeable with periods—this means that you will never be asked to choose between them. If the only difference between two answers is that one has a period and the other semicolon in the same spot, both answers must be wrong. Semicolon Example Incorrect: After seeing that the amusement park had four rol...

Introductory phrase = Comma Use a comma when it separates introductory words from rest of sentence Ex. After seven weeks of studying, I raised my ACT score by five points. BTW (by the way) Phrases = comma hug Use commas to set off words or phrases that are nonessential to the integrity of the sentence...oh, by the way FANBOYS For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Independent, (FANBOYS) Independant Use comma when it separates 2 independent clauses and you see either for, and nor, but, yet, so...

Coast now Knowing how much i miss the (coast: now) that i live far from it, That swims The water inside is colored an artificial blue and contains a red fish (whom swims) upside down. Ocean's surface I can see black-backed dolphins arching across the (oceans surface) Sticking to I can imagine it (clasping) my calves, making them look like a sand sculpture Pier, Out on the (pier, where) fishing rods hang over the edge of the planks

Fix the apostrophe(s). Deborahs groceries' melted in the car. Deborah's groceries melted in the car. Fix the commas. Amy charged exceedingly, reasonable prices for tutoring. Amy charged exceedingly reasonable prices for tutoring. Fix the commas. Rebecca bought milk eggs and cheese. Rebecca bought milk, eggs, and cheese.

What is the rule for subject-verb agreement? singular verbs end with *s* and plural verbs *do not* What do you use past perfect for? to make clear the chronology of two events completed at a definite time in the past, one before the other ex: Before I went to the performance with Kelly, I *had* never *appreciated* ballet before What do you use the present perfect for? to describe an event that began in the past and continues into the present, or to describe an even that was completed at...

dependent clause cannot stand on it's own. ex: "when I went to Europe" "because I am a teacher" "after I called the doctor" Possessive of "it" its Contraction of "it is" it's Which is not a correct form? its, it's, its' its'. This form does NOT exist. They're=? "They are" Their=? Possessive There=? a place

Which of the following are considered primary objectives of System Acquisition Management? Satisfy the needs of the operational Users Provide Measurable Improvements in functional capabilities Acquire products in a timely manner at a fair and reasonable cost An example of better buying power in practice would be limiting the number of contractors that can bid on a contract to those that have provided low-cost solutions to the DoD in the Past. False Which of the following are areas of f...