AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

22 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! E NGLISH T EST P REP

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1. (C) English/Knowledge of Language/Style/Idi- omatic Expression Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ •‡–‡…‡ •—ˆˆ‡”• ˆ”‘ –™‘ †‡ˆ‡…–•Ǥ First, “you” seems to refer to “recipient,” but it is a second-person pronoun and cannot be substituted for “recipient,” a third-person antecedent. Second, modifying “the option,” as (C) does, produces a more concise sentence than adding a descriptive clause, as the original, (A), and (B) do. (C) avoids both errors. (D) corrects –Š‡ •‡…‘† ‡””‘” „—– ‘– –Š‡ ϐ‹”•–ǡ ™Š‡”‡ƒ• ȋ Ȍ …‘””‡…–• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ‡””‘” „—– ‘– –Š‡ •‡…‘†Ǥ 2. (F) English/Knowledge of Language/No Change Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ •‡–‡…‡ ‹•…‘””‡…– ƒ• ™”‹––‡Ǥ Š‡ changes suggested by the other choices distort the meaning of the original sentence or result in •‡–‡…‡• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡ ˜‡”› ƒ™™ƒ”†Ǥ 3. (A) English/Knowledge of Language/No Change Š‡ •‡–‡…‡ ‹•…‘””‡…– ƒ• ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽŽ› ™”‹––‡Ǥ The use of “during” in (B) is not idiomatic. (C) changes the meaning of the original by ‹ŽŽ‘‰‹…ƒŽŽ› ‹’Ž›‹‰ –Šƒ– ”‡‡ ϐ‹”‡ ™ƒ• ‘Ž› a gelatinous, incendiary mixture before the ‹˜‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‰—’‘™†‡” ƒ† –Šƒ– ‹– –Š‡ „‡…ƒ‡ •‘‡–Š‹‰ ‡Ž•‡Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ‹• ‘– ‘Ž› ƒ™™ƒ”† ™Š‡ …‘’ƒ”‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽǡ „—– –Š‡ ’”‘š‹‹–› ‘ˆ Dz™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡dz –‘ –Š‡ ‹–”‘†—…–‘”› ‘†‹ϐ‹‡” ‹’Ž‹‡• –Šƒ– ™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡ ‹• ƒ ‰‡Žƒ–‹‘—•ǡ ‹…‡†‹ƒ”› ‹š–—”‡Ǥ

4. (G) English/Conventions of Standard English/ Grammar and Usage/Subject-Verb Agreement The original sentence contains an error of ‰”ƒƒ”Ǥ Š‡ ˜‡”„ Dzƒ”‡dz ˆƒ‹Ž• –‘ ƒ‰”‡‡ ™‹–Š its subject, “possibility.” The correct verb is “is.” Each of the other choices makes the needed correction, but three of them introduce ‡™ ’”‘„Ž‡•Ǥ ȋ Ȍ…Šƒ‰‡• –Š‡ ‡ƒ‹‰ ‘ˆ the original. The use of “as” implies that the residents think earthquakes are like a mixture of skepticism and caution. (J) changes the meaning ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ „› “—ƒŽ‹ˆ›‹‰ –Š‡ „‡Ž‹‡ˆ ™‹–Š “mostly” (informal usage in itself) and failing to “—ƒ–‹ˆ› –Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ”‡•‹†‡–• ™Š‘ Š‘Ž† –Š‡ belief. 5. (A) English/Knowledge of Language/No Change The original sentence is correct. (B) and (C) both ‹’Ž› –Šƒ– ‹– ™ƒ• –”ƒ†‹–‹‘ –Šƒ–…ƒ—•‡† ‹•Š— –‘ ƒ’’‡ƒ” ƒ• ”‹•ŠƒǤ ȋ  ƒ› ‡˜‡–ǡ Dz†—‡ –‘dz ‹• ‘– ƒ……‡’–ƒ„Ž‡ ‹ •–ƒ†ƒ”† ™”‹––‡ ‰Ž‹•Š ƒ• a substitute for “according to.”) (D) is informal usage. Remember that you should not make a …Šƒ‰‡ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ —Ž‡•• ›‘— ‘™ –Šƒ– the change is an improvement over the original.