ACT Lesson 26: Style and Tone

1. Love battles hate, kindness overcomes fear, gentleness softens hurt, and friendly people enjoy meeting new people.

Which of the following options best matches the tone and style of the preceding statements in this sentence?

2. As planned, the issue really flashed its lights on unknown artists, many of whom, including Barbara Jones, became leading members of the Women's Rights Movement.

3. Tanya's grandmother was hired by The Gazette the day after she graduated college. Tirelessly, she continued working for the newspaper for over thirty years. Incredible!

4. They can experience the magic of enchantment through wandering from the theme park to theme park within the bounds of the resort's property.

1. The doughnuts topped with peanut butter and honey flew off the shelf and were an instant success.

2. The coach thought that wearing old, faded uniforms made the athletes super bored about their performance, so he asked the school board to fund new uniforms to boost morale.

3. Gran's chocolate-stuffed cupcakes were yummy and were the talk of the party.

4. The dance instructor believed that wearing "street clothes" to dance class made the dancers forgetful toward their routines and mandated that all dancers, even those taking hip hop classes, wear leotards and dance shorts.