Act Compass Writing Test Prep

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1. Determine whether the sentences are correct or not. 'Your fast today, I hope you ate breakfast'

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The correct answer is "You are fast today, I hope you ate breakfast." This is the correct sentence because it uses the correct subject-verb agreement by using "are" instead of "your." Additionally, it includes the necessary pronoun "I" before "hope" to indicate the speaker's perspective.

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2. She is the one that ate bread everyday.

Explanation

The correct answer is "She is the one who eats bread everyday." This is because the sentence is talking about a habitual action in the present, so the present tense "eats" is appropriate. Additionally, the pronoun "she" is used to refer to a female subject.

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3. The food was eaten by me.

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The correct answer is "I ate the food." This sentence is in the past tense and uses the correct verb form "ate" to indicate that the action of eating the food has already happened. The other options either use incorrect verb forms ("is ate") or different verb tenses ("I've eaten").

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4. Even though I've been to Texas a lot of times, I still find her accent funny when she spoke.

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The correct answer is "..I still find her accent funny when she speaks" because the verb "find" should be in the present tense to match with the present tense verb "speaks" in the dependent clause. Additionally, the word "still" indicates that the speaker's perception of the accent has not changed over time.

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5. Bread and peanut butter are my favourite foods.

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The correct answer is "Bread and peanut butter is my favourite food." This is because "bread and peanut butter" is considered as a single item or combination, therefore it should be treated as a singular noun and use the verb "is" instead of "are".

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6. You gave the loan to Clinton and me.

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The correct answer is "You gave the loan to Clinton and me." This is because when using pronouns as the object of a preposition, "me" is the correct form to use, not "I." In this sentence, "Clinton and me" are the objects of the preposition "to," so "me" is the appropriate pronoun to use.

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7. The man together with his sons are here.

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The correct answer is "The man together with his sons is here." This is because when using the phrase "together with," the subject closest to the verb determines the verb form. In this case, "the man" is the subject closest to the verb "is," so the singular form of the verb should be used.

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8. The prices of bread and butter is high.

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The correct answer is "The prices of bread and butter are high." This is because "prices" is a plural noun and requires the verb "are" to agree with it. Additionally, "bread and butter" refers to two separate items, so the plural form "are" should be used.

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9. The committee was in confusion due to the news it heard.

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The correct answer is "The committee was in confusion due to the news it heard." This is because the word "committee" is a collective noun and is treated as a singular noun. Therefore, the correct pronoun to use is "it" instead of "they." Additionally, the verb "was" agrees with the singular noun "committee."

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10. Either Jim or James has the key to the European mansion.

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The correct answer is "Either Jim or James has the keys to the European mansion." This is the correct answer because the subject "Either Jim or James" is singular, so the verb "has" should also be singular. Additionally, the word "keys" is used instead of "key" because it implies that both Jim and James have a key to the mansion.

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Determine whether the sentences are correct or not. ...
She is the one that ate bread everyday.
The food was eaten by me.
Even though I've been to Texas a lot of times, I still find her...
Bread and peanut butter are my favourite foods.
You gave the loan to Clinton and me.
The man together with his sons are here.
The prices of bread and butter is high.
The committee was in confusion due to the news it heard.
Either Jim or James has the key to the European mansion.
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