Question

day four: review rules for should of/would of/could of, proximity, most relevant info, best conclusion.

• should of - would of - could of
• these terms are never correct!
• always mark the following:
• would have, could have, should have
• proximity
• act wants phrases that refer back to another phrase to be as close to each other as possible
• wrong ex: tomorrow, ill get that report done, which is when it is due.
• correct: ill get that report done tomorrow, which is when it is due.
• most relevant info
• you must choose the answer that only talks about what the questions asks, with no extra information added.
• best conclusion
• the best conclusion will focus on the main topic of the passage (the idea that comes up most frequently)
• hint: often it includes something mentioned in the title.

day 4: exercise a
directions: answer the following act items.
____ 1. the closets instruction manual had several confusing pictures and diagrams depicting unclear instructions maria simply couldnt understand.
a. where it is now
b. after the word pictures
c. after the word understand
d. after the word the
____ 2. given that all the choices are true, which one provides the most relevant information with regard to the narrators familiarity with ligia?
i wasnt in any of ligias classes and didnt know her, but i saw her at school events, which are sometimes supported financially by local businesses.
a. no change
b. had read a story about her in our school paper, which is written by students interested in journalism.
c. saw her at school events and had read a story about her in our school paper.
d. had read a story about her when i was checking our school paper for local movie listings.

Explanation:

1. Based on the proximity rule, the phrase "depicting unclear instructions" should be as close as possible to what it modifies, which are the "pictures and diagrams". Moving it after "pictures" makes the sentence structure more logical.
2. The question asks for the most relevant information regarding familiarity with Ligia. Option c combines two ways of being familiar - seeing her at school - events and reading about her in the school - paper, without adding extraneous information.

Answer:

1. b. after the word pictures
2. c. saw her at school events and had read a story about her in our school paper