AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

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

1. Angela is hoping to save enough for a trip to Europe, during which the small village where her grandparents were born will be visited. A. NO CHANGE B. the small village where her grandparents had been born will be visited C. she will visit the small village where her grandparents were born D. there will be a visit to the small village where her grandparents were born Occasionally, an original sentence will be incorrect simply because it is needlessly wordy. Avoid needless repetition by selecting a choice that renders the thought most directly. 2. The speaker declared that alternative ways of utilizing waterfront land ought to be explored. F. NO CHANGE G. alternatives of use for H. alternative utilizations of J. alternate uses of

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SUM IT UP - CONCISENESS

1. Correct answers will eliminate awkwardness. 2. Correct answers will almost always use active verbs. 3. Correct answers will eliminate wordiness.

CLARITY OF MEANING

Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘”ǯ• ™‘”†…Š‘‹…‡ •Š‘—Ž† ƒ……—”ƒ–‡Ž› ƒ† ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡Ž› ”‡ϐŽ‡…– what the author means. Use context clues to determine what word is most precise in the context of the given sentence. 3. Using an infusion of capital and a clever idea for marketing computers, Eddie enlarged a small neighborhood store into a citywide chain of electronic boutiques. A. NO CHANGE B. transferred C. transformed D. enhanced

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