A bank of 246 exam style questions for high school students preparing for the ACT. Every answer comes with a four part rationale: why the correct answer is right, why the others are wrong, the principle behind it, and the takeaway to remember.
Sample question 1. ENGLISH: Choose the correct word: The team won ___ first game.
A. its
B. its'
C. it's
D. their
Answer: A. Correct: its, because 'its' is the possessive form needed before 'first game.' Why the other choices are wrong: 'it's' means 'it is,' 'its'' is not a word, and 'their' is plural for a singular team here. Principle: possessive 'its' has no apostrophe. Takeaway: use 'its' without an apostrophe to show possession.
Sample question 2. ENGLISH: Choose the correct verb: She ___ to school every day.
A. walking
B. walk
C. walks
D. walked yesterday
Answer: C. Correct: walks, because a singular subject 'she' takes the singular verb 'walks' in present tense. Why the other choices are wrong: 'walk' lacks agreement, 'walking' is not a complete verb, and 'walked yesterday' is past tense. Principle: singular subjects take singular present tense verbs. Takeaway: match a singular subject with a singular verb.
Sample question 3. ENGLISH: Identify the correct sentence.
A. I and Sara left.
B. Me and Sara left.
C. Sara and me left.
D. Sara and I left.
Answer: D. Correct: Sara and I left, because 'I' is the subject pronoun and the other person is named first by convention. Why the other choices are wrong: 'me' is an object pronoun and cannot be the subject, and 'I and Sara' is awkward order. Principle: use subject pronouns for subjects and name yourself last. Takeaway: use 'I' as a subject and put yourself last.
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