ACT English Skills Quiz

Which option best completes the sentence without redundancy: 'Mr. Banks went on a ______.'

• business trip

• business trip for his employer

• business trip related to his work

• business trip in connection with his job

In the context of the sentence, which word least fits: 'We discovered the strange ______ on the floor of the lab.'

• liquid

• material

• density

• chemical

What is the primary function of conjunctive adverbs in a sentence?

• To add redundancy

• To create idioms

• To ease the transition between ideas

• To replace nouns

Which of the following is an example of a conjunctive adverb?

• Quickly

• Happily

• Nonetheless

• Brightly

What is the best way to become familiar with idioms?

• Memorize a list of idioms

• Use them in every sentence

• Read a wide variety of materials

• Ignore them