ACT EXAM 2026–2027
215 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100% VERIFIED
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Key Domains: English Usage & Mechanics | Mathematical Reasoning | Reading Comprehension
| Scientific Reasoning | Critical Analysis | Strategic Test-Taking
The official, verified question count for the ACT multiple-choice sections (English, Mathematics, Reading,
Science) is exactly 215 questions.
,ANSWER FORMAT: Correct answers are displayed in bold cyan text, accompanied by
rationales explaining logical reasoning and problem-solving strategies. Answer distribution
(A, B, C, D) is intentionally randomized.
DOMAIN I: ENGLISH USAGE & MECHANICS (Questions 1–36)
Question 1. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The group of students are studying for the exam
B. The group of students were studying for the exam
C. The group of students have been studying
D. The group of students is studying for the exam
✓ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: 'Group' is a collective noun treated as singular when acting as one unit. 'The group...is
studying' is correct. Collective nouns (team, committee, family) take singular verbs when the group
acts together.
Question 2. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
A. The students who passed the test, celebrated
B. The students, who passed the test celebrated
C. The students who passed the test, celebrated
D. The students who passed the test celebrated
✓ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: No comma is needed because 'who passed the test' is a restrictive clause (essential to
identify which students). Restrictive clauses are not set off by commas; nonrestrictive clauses
(extra information) are.
Question 3. Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Each of the players ___
responsible for their own equipment.'
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. were
✓ Correct Answer: A
, Rationale: 'Each' is singular and requires a singular verb ('is'). Even though 'players' is plural, the
subject is 'each' (each one), which is always singular and takes a singular verb.
Question 4. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:
A. She likes swimming, to run, and biking
B. She likes swimming, running, and biking
C. She likes to swim, running, and to bike
D. She likes swim, run, and bike
✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parallel structure requires items in a series to have the same grammatical form.
'Swimming, running, and biking' are all gerunds (parallel). Mixing gerunds and infinitives breaks
parallelism.
Question 5. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word?
A. The affect of the medication was immediate
B. Both A and C are correct
C. The effect of the medication was immediate
D. The effect the medication had was immediate
✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Both A and C correctly use 'effect' as a noun (result/outcome). 'Affect' is typically a
verb (to influence). 'Effect' can be a verb meaning 'to bring about' (effect change), but here it's
correctly used as a noun.
Question 6. Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier:
A. The dog, running down the street, chased the cat
B. I saw the dog running down the street chasing the cat
C. While running down the street, I saw the dog chase the cat
D. Running down the street, the dog chased the cat
✓ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The modifier 'Running down the street' dangles because it appears to modify 'the dog'
(suggesting the dog was running down the street), when the intended subject (the person running)
is not stated. The modifier must clearly attach to its intended subject.
Question 7. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
A. I have; a test tomorrow
B. I have a test tomorrow; I need to study
C. I have a test; tomorrow I need to study
D. I have a test tomorrow; so I need to study
, ✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Semicolons connect two independent clauses (complete sentences) that are closely
related. 'I have a test tomorrow' and 'I need to study' are both independent clauses. Don't use
semicolons with coordinating conjunctions (use comma + conjunction instead).
Question 8. Identify the correct use of an apostrophe:
A. The dog's are barking
B. The dogs' bones are buried
C. The dog bone's are hidden
D. The dogs's toys are scattered
✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 'Dogs'' (apostrophe after the s) indicates plural possessive (multiple dogs own the
bones). 'Dog's' (apostrophe before s) is singular possessive. For plural nouns ending in s, add only
an apostrophe after the s.
Question 9. Which sentence contains a comma splice?
A. I went to the store, I bought milk
B. I went to the store and bought milk
C. I went to the store; I bought milk
D. I went to the store, and I bought milk
✓ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A comma splice incorrectly joins two independent clauses with only a comma. 'I went to
the store' and 'I bought milk' are both independent clauses. Fix with: period, semicolon, or comma
+ coordinating conjunction.
Question 10. Identify the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement:
A. Every student must bring his or her own lunch
B. Every student must bring their own lunch
C. Every student must bring its own lunch
D. Every student must bring his own lunch
✓ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 'Every student' is singular, requiring singular pronouns ('his or her'). While 'their' is
increasingly accepted as singular in informal usage, formal grammar requires 'his or her' for
singular antecedents. 'His' alone is no longer considered gender-neutral.
Question 11. Which word is an adverb in the sentence: 'She quickly ran to the store
yesterday'?
215 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100% VERIFIED
College Admissions & Academic Assessment
ACT, Inc.
Key Domains: English Usage & Mechanics | Mathematical Reasoning | Reading Comprehension
| Scientific Reasoning | Critical Analysis | Strategic Test-Taking
The official, verified question count for the ACT multiple-choice sections (English, Mathematics, Reading,
Science) is exactly 215 questions.
,ANSWER FORMAT: Correct answers are displayed in bold cyan text, accompanied by
rationales explaining logical reasoning and problem-solving strategies. Answer distribution
(A, B, C, D) is intentionally randomized.
DOMAIN I: ENGLISH USAGE & MECHANICS (Questions 1–36)
Question 1. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The group of students are studying for the exam
B. The group of students were studying for the exam
C. The group of students have been studying
D. The group of students is studying for the exam
✓ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: 'Group' is a collective noun treated as singular when acting as one unit. 'The group...is
studying' is correct. Collective nouns (team, committee, family) take singular verbs when the group
acts together.
Question 2. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
A. The students who passed the test, celebrated
B. The students, who passed the test celebrated
C. The students who passed the test, celebrated
D. The students who passed the test celebrated
✓ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: No comma is needed because 'who passed the test' is a restrictive clause (essential to
identify which students). Restrictive clauses are not set off by commas; nonrestrictive clauses
(extra information) are.
Question 3. Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Each of the players ___
responsible for their own equipment.'
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. were
✓ Correct Answer: A
, Rationale: 'Each' is singular and requires a singular verb ('is'). Even though 'players' is plural, the
subject is 'each' (each one), which is always singular and takes a singular verb.
Question 4. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:
A. She likes swimming, to run, and biking
B. She likes swimming, running, and biking
C. She likes to swim, running, and to bike
D. She likes swim, run, and bike
✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parallel structure requires items in a series to have the same grammatical form.
'Swimming, running, and biking' are all gerunds (parallel). Mixing gerunds and infinitives breaks
parallelism.
Question 5. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word?
A. The affect of the medication was immediate
B. Both A and C are correct
C. The effect of the medication was immediate
D. The effect the medication had was immediate
✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Both A and C correctly use 'effect' as a noun (result/outcome). 'Affect' is typically a
verb (to influence). 'Effect' can be a verb meaning 'to bring about' (effect change), but here it's
correctly used as a noun.
Question 6. Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier:
A. The dog, running down the street, chased the cat
B. I saw the dog running down the street chasing the cat
C. While running down the street, I saw the dog chase the cat
D. Running down the street, the dog chased the cat
✓ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The modifier 'Running down the street' dangles because it appears to modify 'the dog'
(suggesting the dog was running down the street), when the intended subject (the person running)
is not stated. The modifier must clearly attach to its intended subject.
Question 7. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
A. I have; a test tomorrow
B. I have a test tomorrow; I need to study
C. I have a test; tomorrow I need to study
D. I have a test tomorrow; so I need to study
, ✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Semicolons connect two independent clauses (complete sentences) that are closely
related. 'I have a test tomorrow' and 'I need to study' are both independent clauses. Don't use
semicolons with coordinating conjunctions (use comma + conjunction instead).
Question 8. Identify the correct use of an apostrophe:
A. The dog's are barking
B. The dogs' bones are buried
C. The dog bone's are hidden
D. The dogs's toys are scattered
✓ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 'Dogs'' (apostrophe after the s) indicates plural possessive (multiple dogs own the
bones). 'Dog's' (apostrophe before s) is singular possessive. For plural nouns ending in s, add only
an apostrophe after the s.
Question 9. Which sentence contains a comma splice?
A. I went to the store, I bought milk
B. I went to the store and bought milk
C. I went to the store; I bought milk
D. I went to the store, and I bought milk
✓ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A comma splice incorrectly joins two independent clauses with only a comma. 'I went to
the store' and 'I bought milk' are both independent clauses. Fix with: period, semicolon, or comma
+ coordinating conjunction.
Question 10. Identify the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement:
A. Every student must bring his or her own lunch
B. Every student must bring their own lunch
C. Every student must bring its own lunch
D. Every student must bring his own lunch
✓ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 'Every student' is singular, requiring singular pronouns ('his or her'). While 'their' is
increasingly accepted as singular in informal usage, formal grammar requires 'his or her' for
singular antecedents. 'His' alone is no longer considered gender-neutral.
Question 11. Which word is an adverb in the sentence: 'She quickly ran to the store
yesterday'?
