AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 1 | F AST T RACK TO E NGLISH M ECHANICS • 15

INSIDE THE QUESTIONS

1. (A) ‘‡ “—‡•–‹‘•…ƒ „‡ ƒ•™‡”‡† Œ—•– „› ”‡ƒ†‹‰ ƒ •‹‰Ž‡ •‡–‡…‡Ǥ  –Š‹•…ƒ•‡ǡ ›‘— ‡‡† –‘ ϐ‹† –Š‡ ‘•– ‰”ƒƒ–‹…ƒŽŽ›…‘””‡…– ™ƒ› –‘ ™”‹–‡ –Š‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’Š”ƒ•‡Ǥ Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ •‡–‡…‡ ‹•…‘””‡…–Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ƒ† ȋ Ȍ ƒ”‡ ƒ™™ƒ”† ƒ† ™‘”†› „›…‘’ƒ”‹•‘Ǥ ȋ Ȍ †‡•–”‘›• –Š‡ •–”—…–—”‡ of the sentence. This question demonstrates that the original can be correct. Don’t be afraid to choose “No Change.” 2. (H)  –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘” ’”‘˜‹†‡• –Š‡ †‡ϐ‹‹–‹‘ ‘ˆ Dz’‘‘”ǡdz so (H) is correct. 3. (B) Š‹• “—‡•–‹‘ ‹• Ž‹‡ “—‡•–‹‘ ͳǤ ‘—…ƒ ƒ•™‡” ‹– „› ”‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‹• ‘‡ •‡–‡…‡ ƒ† ϐ‹†‹‰ –Š‡ ‹†‹‘ƒ–‹…’Š”ƒ•‡Ǥ ‹…‡ ˆƒ‹Ž‹‡•…‘‡ ‹ discrete units, the correct idiom is “many,” not “much.” 4. (J) This is a style question, and it illustrates a couple of features of •–›Ž‡ ‹–‡•Ǥ ‹”•–ǡ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡• ‰‡– •Š‘”–‡”ǡ •Š‘™‹‰ –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ ‹• excess verbiage in the original sentence, so eliminate (F). There is also ‹ˆ‘”ƒŽ —•ƒ‰‡ǡ Dzˆ‘Ž•dz ‹ ȋ Ȍ ƒ† Dz•‘‡Š‘™ ‘” ‘–Š‡”dz ‹ ȋ Ȍǡ •‘ –Š‡› …ƒ „‡ ‡Ž‹‹ƒ–‡†Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ‹• –Š‡ ‘•–…‘…‹•‡ ƒ† ‹†‹‘ƒ–‹…ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡Ǥ 5. (B) Š‡ Žƒ•– •‡–‡…‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ‡š’”‡••‡• ƒ ‹†‡ƒ –Šƒ– ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™• from, or is the result of, the idea that precedes it. The phrase “as a consequence” signals the reader that the second idea is the result of –Š‡ ϐ‹”•–Ǥ 6. (G) Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘” •—’’Ž‹‡• ƒ †‡ϐ‹‹–‹‘ ‹ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ƒ† statistics in the second paragraph. Throughout the selection the ƒ—–Š‘” ‘ˆˆ‡”• ‡š’Žƒƒ–‹‘•Ǥ Š‡ ‘Ž› ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡ –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘” †‘‡•ǯ– provide is a personal example, (G).

CLOSER LOOK –‡• ͓ͳ ƒ† ͵ ƒ”‡ —–• and bolts questions about •–ƒ†ƒ”† ™”‹––‡ ‰Ž‹•ŠǤ

CLOSER LOOK –‡• ͓ʹǡ ͷǡ ƒ† ͸ ƒ”‡ ƒ„‘—– passage development.

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