ACT Practice Questions — All Questions

The box of old photographs ___ been sitting in the attic for years. Which choice is correct?

• a.has✓
• b.have
• c.were
• d.are

The subject is 'box' (singular), not 'photographs', which is part of the prepositional phrase 'of old photographs'. A singular subject takes the singular verb 'has'.

Neither the manager nor the employees ___ aware of the schedule change. Which choice is correct?

• a.was
• b.were✓
• c.is
• d.has been

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so the plural verb 'were' is correct.

My brother and ___ went to the concert together. Which choice is correct?

• a.me
• b.myself
• c.I✓
• d.him

The blank is part of the compound subject performing the action, so the subject pronoun 'I' is required. Test it by dropping 'My brother and': 'I went' is correct, not 'me went'.

Choose the option that corrects the dangling modifier: 'Walking to school, ___'

• a.the fresh snow was noticed by Maria
• b.it was snowing on the walk
• c.the snow looked fresh that morning
• d.Maria noticed the fresh snow✓

The introductory phrase 'Walking to school' must be followed immediately by the person doing the walking. Only 'Maria noticed the fresh snow' places the walker (Maria) right after the modifier.

If she ___ harder, she would have passed the exam. Which choice is correct?

• a.had studied✓
• b.studied
• c.studies
• d.would study

This is a past (third) conditional describing an unreal past result. The 'if' clause needs the past perfect 'had studied' to match 'would have passed' in the main clause.