Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e
L ESSON 1 | G RAMMAR AND U SAGE • 27 Although Peter had been looking forward to the debate for weeks, a sore throat prevented him taking part. A. NO CHANGE B. taking his C. his taking D. he from taking
The judges were unable to make a ϐ ǡ ϐ John and he. F. NO CHANGE G. he and John H. John and himself J. John and him
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Pronouns Must Have Proper Case Items #20–21
Debrief Pronoun Usage Rules 1. A pronoun must have an antecedent (referent) to which it refers. 2. The pronoun must refer clearly to the antecedent. 3. The pronoun and antecedent must agree in number. 4. The pronoun must have the proper case.
ADJECTIVES VERSUS ADVERBS
The company’s mission statement took into consideration the ϐ ϐ Ǥ F. NO CHANGE Ǥ ϐ Ǥ ϐ Ǥ ϐ When asked about the chance that the defenders might concentrate their forces at the beachhead, the general responded tart that he was fully aware of all the possibilities. A. NO CHANGE B. tartly that he was full C. tart that he was full D. tartly that he was fully When the door burst open, Kevin looked up angry from his desk. F. NO CHANGE G. was looking up angry H. looked up angrily J. looks up angrily
The director explained that the scene required Edmund to look distraughtly on hearing the news of his sister’s death. A. NO CHANGE B. looking distraughtly C. to have looked distraughtly D. to look distraught Some psychologists maintain that a child who has seen violence on television is more likely to react violent in situations of stress. F. NO CHANGE G. to react violently H. to react with violent J. reacting violently The recent created commission has done nothing to address the problem except to approve the color of its stationery. A. NO CHANGE B. recent creation C. recently created D. created recently
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Adjectives Modify Nouns; Adverbs Modify Verbs, Adjectives, and
Other Adverbs Items #22–23
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Linking Verbs Items #24–25
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Watch for Adjectives Posing as Adverbs Items #26–28
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