ACT Grammar

Typically is a subject ends in ______, the verb will not.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

A common trick with subject-verb agreement is the use of __________.

• compound subjects

• prepositional phrases

• action verbs

• predicates

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

The common goose is one type of bird that flies south for the winter.

• NO CHANGE

• birds that are flying

• birds that fly

• birds that flies

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

The entire cast from her favorite television show, except the actress who plays the main character, were present at the event.

• NO CHANGE

• was present

• had been present

• is present

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

It also makes from little to no sense why those who play the sport gets paid the exorbitant amounts that they do, even though he is in effect doing the same thing that high school and college students do on a daily bases.

• NO CHANGE

• have gotten

• has gotten

• get

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

She was asked what was a substantive adjective, and she answered that a substantive adjective is one that describe a substance.

• NO CHANGE

• ones that describe

• one that describes

• those that describe

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

There was a team of ice skaters gathered in the hotel lobby earlier today.

• NO CHANGE

• were

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The three basic verb tenses are:

• present

• past

• later

• future

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False: You should avoid changing verb tense.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

I like the pain to be over in less than 60 seconds. I am able to run longer but wasn't usually happy about it.

• NO CHANGE

• I am able to run longer but am not usually happy about it.

• I am able to run longer, but I will not be usually happy about it.

• I am able to run longer but was not usually happy about it.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4