AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 1 | F AST T RACK TO E NGLISH M ECHANICS • 11

Dz•—„Œ‡…–ǡdz ƒ† Dz˜‡”„Ǥdz ‘— Œ—•– Šƒ˜‡ –‘ ”‡…‘‰‹œ‡ –Š‡…Š‘‹…‡ ™‹–Š •—„Œ‡…–Ǧ verb agreement. Another 23 questions on the English Test belong to the category Passage Development ǡ ™Š‹…Š ‹…Ž—†‡• “—‡•–‹‘• –Šƒ– ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ƒ††‹‰ –‘’‹… sentences and choosing effective transitions. Here is an example: 2. ‡ ‘™ –Šƒ– ‘—” •‘Žƒ” •›•–‡ ‹• ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ ƒ —…Š Žƒ”‰‡” •›•–‡ ‘ˆ hundreds of billions of stars. As such, this system is the Milky Way Galaxy, a huge disk of stars and gas. F. NO CHANGE G. Actually H. As a matter of fact Ǥ –Š‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’Š”ƒ•‡ Style “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ™‘”†…Š‘‹…‡Ǥ Š‡•‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ˆ‘…—• ‘ —•‹‰ ™‘”†…Š‘‹…‡ –Šƒ– ‹•…‘…‹•‡ ƒ†…Ž‡ƒ”Ǥ Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ͳʹ –›Ž‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ‘ –Š‡ English test. 3. …Š‘‘Ž ‘ˆϐ‹…‹ƒŽ• ™Š‘ ™‘” ™‹–Š †”‘’‘—–• ™Š‘ Ž‡ƒ˜‡ •…Š‘‘Ž say a •–—†‡– ™‹ŽŽ —•—ƒŽŽ› •–ƒ”– –Š‹‹‰ ƒ„‘—– †”‘’’‹‰ ‘—– ƒ„‘—– –™‘ ›‡ƒ”• before he or she ceases to attend school. A. NO CHANGE Ǥ ™Š‘ Šƒ˜‡ Ž‡ˆ– •…Š‘‘Ž Ǥ ™Š‘ ƒ”‡ Ž‡ƒ˜‹‰ •…Š‘‘Ž Ǥ –Š‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’Š”ƒ•‡ 1. Š‡…‘””‡…– ƒ•™‡” ‹• ȋ Ȍ „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Š‡ •‹‰—Žƒ” •—„Œ‡…– Dz”‡ˆ—‰‡dz ‡‡†• ƒ •‹‰—Žƒ” ˜‡”„ Dz™ƒ•Ǥdz Dz ‡”‡dz ‹• ƒ ’Ž—”ƒŽ ˜‡”„Ǥ A verb must agree in both number and person with its subject. 2. Š‡ ’”‘„Ž‡ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ •‡–‡…‡ ‹• –Šƒ– –Š‡ ’Š”ƒ•‡ Dzƒ• such” doesn’t have a meaning that is appropriate here. And neither “actually” nor “as a matter of fact” is any better. The best choice ‹• ȋ ȌȄ•‹’Ž› †‡Ž‡–‡ –Š‡ ’Š”ƒ•‡Ǥ Š‡ ™‘”† Dz–Š‹•ǡdz ™Š‹…Š ‘†‹ϐ‹‡• “system,” refers to the “system” that is discussed in the preceding •‡–‡…‡Ǥ Š‡ –™‘ •‡–‡…‡• ϐŽ‘™ ™‡ŽŽ ™‹–Š‘—– ƒ› ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽ ’Š”ƒ•‡•Ǥ 3. Š‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’Š”ƒ•‡ ‹• ƒ ”‡’‡–‹–‹‘ ‘ˆ Dz†”‘’‘—–•Ǥdz – •Š‘—Ž† „‡ deleted, (D).

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STRATEGY ALERT Trust your ear. Try reading the sentence and plugging ‹ ‡ƒ…Š ƒ•™‡” ‘’–‹‘Ǥ Šƒ– sounds right probably is right.