Confusing word pairs
The doctor, as well as the nurses, [work/works] hard.
works
Each of the boys in the band—all of whom are still in high school— [have, were, are, is] representative of the best of our students.
is
Fill in the blanks: C_____, Concise, C______
Clear, Consistent
Either his friends or Melissa (is/are) planning to attend.
is
The parts weren’t new, but [it was, it had been, theirs had been, they were] free.
they were
You have 2 minutes left in the test and 20 questions unanswered. What should you do?
Use your letter of the day and fill in the bubbles accordingly.
Fill in the blank: Parasite won an Oscar for best director __ it should have won best lead actor, too.
A) :
B) ;
C) .
B) ;
Changes for the new and improved ACT Writing section [is, are] going to be implemented soon.
are
A chef [who’s meals’, who's meals, whose meal's, whose meals] win critical acclaim will never want for work.
whose meals
What should you annotate for in the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences passages?
The thesis/claim
The wind (affected, effected) the Riverside student's golf putt.
affected
[Who, whom] did Ms. S confiscate the cell phone from?
Whom
Write a sentence with a “neither-nor” subject, placing a plural subject after nor.
answers may vary
I had never heard her be so honest, [moreover, yet, so, and] she still seemed to be holding something back.
yet
Put the following questions in order from easiest to hardest: A) All of the following are reasons Napoleon was more successful than Pizarro EXCEPT:
B) In what year did Napoleon conquer Egypt?
C) In lines 1-3, why did Napoleon conquer Egypt?
B, C, A
He is (anxious, eager) to be finished with high school.
eager
The Riverside mascot lost [it's, its, its'] head when it attempted to do a flip from the bleachers.
its
Juniors and seniors [was, were] expected to report to the gymnasium.
were
Each year, in addition to special administrations, the ACT is administered nationally six times on an annual basis.
A. No change B) annually C) per anum D) OMIT THE ITALICIZED PORTIOND) Omit
How many minutes do you have, on average, to complete each passage + questions on the ACT Reading test?
8-9 minutes