ACT English CSE Usage Learning Targets Quiz

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because she was late.

• Walking through the park.

• After they left the restaurant.

• She arrived late to the meeting.

Choose the best way to correct this run-on sentence: He was tired he stayed up all night.

• He was tired, he stayed up all night.

• He was tired; he stayed up all night.

• Because he was tired he stayed up all night.

• He was tired staying up all night.

Identify the comma splice:

• The dog barked; it was hungry.

• I love running, it's my favorite exercise.

• She loves to read because it relaxes her.

• After the meeting ended, they went to lunch.

Correct the fragment: Although the weather was terrible.

• Although the weather was terrible, we went hiking.

• We went hiking. Although the weather was terrible.

• The weather was terrible.

• Hiking although the weather was terrible.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I enjoy painting, my sister prefers drawing.

• I enjoy painting. My sister prefers drawing.

• I enjoy painting; my sister prefers drawing.

• Both b and c.

Identify the misplaced modifier:

• Driving down the road, a deer jumped in front of my car.

• The boy riding his bike quickly turned the corner.

• After eating dinner, we watched a movie.

• The flowers in the garden bloomed beautifully.

Correct the sentence: Flying high in the sky, the airplane amazed the children watching it.

• Flying high in the sky, the children were amazed by the airplane.

• The airplane flying high in the sky amazed the children watching it.

• The children were amazed by the airplane flying high in the sky.

• The airplane amazed the children flying high in the sky.

Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier?

• While walking to school, the backpack felt heavy.

• While walking to school, I felt the backpack was heavy.

Fix the misplaced modifier: She almost drove her kids to school every day.

• She drove her kids to school almost every day.

• Almost every day, she drove her kids to school.

• She drove almost her kids to school every day.

• Both a and b.

Identify the correct sentence:

• Covered in frosting, I ate the cake.

• Covered in frosting, the cake was delicious.

• I ate the cake covered in frosting.

• Both b and c.