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ACT English usage and grammar overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. In 'The box of old photographs ___ found in the attic', which verb agrees with the subject?

  2. Which is an indefinite pronoun that takes a singular verb?

  3. With 'neither the coach nor the players ___ ready', which verb is correct?

  4. A collective noun like 'the company' is treated how in American usage on the ACT?

  5. Which is correct: 'The award was shared between Daniel and ___'?

  6. In 'the applicant ___ the committee selects', is it who or whom?

  7. Which is correct after the helping verb 'had': 'By the time we arrived, the show had ___'?

  8. Which is always correct: 'If she had studied more, she ___ passed'?

  9. Which is correct: 'The team played really ___ in the final'?

  10. When comparing exactly two things, which form do you use?

  11. Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?

  12. Which uses their, there, and they're correctly?