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ASVAB Word Knowledge: Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of these words is closest in meaning to incoherent?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.4 Passage Drill 1. Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude towards immortality?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 1. In the third paragraph, how does the author foreshadow a coming tone shift?
ACT English 1.4 Grammar and Usage 589 Views
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ACT English: Grammar and Usage Drill 1, Problem 4. Which choice matches the tense and subject of the sentence?
ACT English: Grammar and Usage Drill 1, Problem 4. Which choice matches the tense and subject of the sentence?
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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the past tense. It was, like, SO last year.
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What should replace the underlined words below?
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Each of these moments have played again and again as I try to recapture the excitement
- 00:18
of that momentous day—my high school graduation.
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This one definitely has some evil tricks up its sleeves.
Full Transcript
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Though the word "moments" is plural, it's not the subject of the sentence, since it's
- 00:35
tucked away in the prepositional phrase, "of these moments."
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The actual subject of the sentence is "each." Since this word is singular, we need to find
- 00:48
the answer choice with a verb to match.
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Knowing this, we can give the axe to (A) and (B), because both "have" and "were" are plural
- 00:55
in this case.
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To choose between (C) and (D), we've got to make sure the tenses match.
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We know that the verb "try" is in the present tense, so we know that we're looking for a
- 01:04
verb that's present as well.
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"Was" is past tense, so we can nix (D), and dub (C) the correct answer.
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As for what was so amazing about graduation day?
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Let's just say the announcer guy didn't quite pronounce all
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of the names correctly.
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