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ACT English Difficulty: Medium (29)

Digital ACT English Practice Question #1338

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Choose the best option for the underlined portion: During the golden age of maritime navigation, cartographers relied on astronomical measurements and will record coastlines with remarkable mathematical precision.
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Find the anchor verb in the sentence ('relied'). Parallel verbs joined by 'and' must maintain consistent tense unless a time change is signaled.

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The introductory phrase 'During the golden age...' establishes a completed historical time frame in the past. The first coordinate verb is 'relied' (simple past). Therefore, the second coordinate verb joined by 'and' must also be in the sim...

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