Language Review AHSGE .k12.al.us
Language Review
ACT Preparation
Page 54
Glencoe booklet
1. D Words that possess add ‘s
brothers-in-law
Four deer
2. B Both, plural / their, plural
Each singular / her singular
Pronouns must agree in number.
Each one
Each brought _____ book to class
3. C shift in tense
clutched /past tense
Told /past tense
Turns /present tense**
Pushed /past tense
4. B
Read both words for contractions.
Its tires became flattened.
It’s raining outside. (it is)
Whose book is that?
Who’s going to the mall?
5. A
6. B , appositive phrase,
Restates what was written “in other words.” The appositive phrase will have a comma before and a comma after.
7. A Use a comma with a mild interjection
Interjections are words such as Wow! Golly! Stop! strong interjections
Yes, Okay, Oh, mild interjections
8. B tomatoes / spelling
*For musical terms simply add S
• Alto altos
• Soprano sopranos
• Piano pianos
9. C Words that possess add ‘s.
*You can only ADD s one time on the same word.
10. A
It saw
Mouse run
Kitten sprang
11. D Singular noun / singular pronoun
Plural noun / plural pronoun
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement.
12. C
To affect is to influence; verb
the effect is the result. noun
13. A Use the fewest words possible.
14. D vividly
15. A accept/except
16. C
17. D “Use quotations for a person’s exact words,” said Mrs. Hinton. Omit THAT or WHETHER
18. B The class elected two officers
The class elected Rita.
The class elected me.
19. C misplaced modifiers
The modifying phrase should be next to the word it is describing.
20. A Use fewer words.
21. B Clear and Precise means “be exact”
22. D a – run on sentence / comma splice
b and c are fragments
23. C drink - drank - have drunk,
has drunk,
had drunk
sing – sang – have sung
ring – rang – have rung
swim – swam – have swum
24. A
either one – singular verbs end in s.
Either Thomas Malory or Mark Twain is my favorite writer.
25. D
26. C
27. D
28. C – active voice – uses one verb
The subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb.
29. D
30. B
31. A – Use fewer words
32. A – Misplaced Modifier
33. D – passive voice – 2 or more verbs The subject DID NOT perform the action of the verb.
Cameron / opened the door.
Active voice 1 verb plus the subject performed the action.
The door / was opened by Cameron.
Passive voice 2 verbs plus the subject did NOT perform the action.
The students / will pass this exam including Cameron. Active voice
This exam / will be passed by the students. Passive voice verb
34. D
35. B
36. B – formal English: never use you, contractions, nor opinions
37. C fragment
38. A ; however,
The teacher gave the answer to the test; however, some people missed the questions.
The teacher, however, gave the answers to the test.
39. A comma splice / run-on
40. D : Never place a colon after a preposition or a verb. The colon means “note what follows.”
A series will follow the colon.
41. A jumped, laughed, danced all parts are the same
42. C sentence ; sentence.
43. B parallel structure- all parts are the same
44. D
too hot, too sunny, and too far away
In parallel structure, there will always be three parts in one sentence. All three parts must be the same.
My mother dislikes living in Arizona because it is too hot, it is too sunny, and
Exercise 1 Prepositional Phrases
1. The town in Alabama had a spacious plaza near the town hall.
2. The fountain near the plaza was a gathering place.
Exercise 2 Appositive Phrases
1. Damaso Valentin, a high-spirited boy, brought to the group great verve, along with a taste of prosperity.
2. He lived with his mother, a widow.
Exercise 3 Participial Phrases
1. The Jesuits, expelled from Spain by the government, shut their schools.
2. Damaso and Eduardo, feeling self-conscious in their new school, sought new friends.
Exercise 4 Gerund Phrases
1. Creating a vast empire was Spain’s goal at one time.
2. Losing its Latin American colonies set off Spain’s decline.
Exercise 5
1.To perform deeds of courage was Gervasio’s great desire.
2. He hoped to battle the enemy.
45. B
46. C
47. C- Passive voice
trees were planted.
Jose planted the tree.-active voice
48. A –
Everyday = adjective- describes the noun.
Every day = each day, noun.
She chews gum every day.
It is an everyday occurrence.
49. B
50. B
51. A
52. D ; therefore,
53. C “poems” books “articles”
54. A- omit “that”
55. D- two months’ salary
56. D
57. C
58. B/C
59. B
60. B
61. B , but
62. D
63. C
64. B - Formal writing: remove contactions (can’t), I, you, cliché (overused expessions), slang
65. B
66. D swim, walk, play
67. B
68. C
69. C passive voice / 2 verbs
70. C
71. B Each receives – remove the prep. phrase when looking for subj. and verb
72. C
73. A singular subject needs singular Verb / Pronoun
74. A
75. D
76. B
77. B Use fewer words.
78. A
79. B
80. D
81. A
82. C
83. A Active voice / one verb
84. B
85. B
86. C daughters-in-law
87. B
88. D
89. C
90. D two workmen
91. B
92. D
93. D
94. D
95. C
96. D
97. D
98. B
99. A
100. D
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