<p>Speaking of nerds, who here agrees that the yellow/green ones are better than the pink/purple ones? Someone needs to write a complaint or something to discontinue the pink ones, those taste like horse stuff.</p>
<p>I’ve only had purple and pink</p>
<p>I think I did worst on English. 
I missed like 2 of the questions discussed. Hopefully I still get a 32 overall.</p>
<p>worse** or is it worst? This is why I will be a biochem major and not an English major. :P</p>
<p>I understand that most people here seem to support whiff as the correct answer choice. However.</p>
<p>After 5 minutes of research, I feel very confident that aroma was the answer choice that did not fit (and hence the right answer.) </p>
<p>Here’s why:</p>
<p>According to the American Heritage Dictionary.com, whiff can be used as a noun. As in, “A whiff of fresh air.”</p>
<p>SO, in the context of the question: “The air had a(n) _____ of garbage”, all the answer choices are gramatically correct:</p>
<p>The air had a WHIFF of garbage
The air had an AROMA of garbage
The air had a STENCH of garbage
The air had a (whatever) of garbage.</p>
<p>Thus, the reader should circle the answer that is the least appropriate. This is clearly aroma, because aroma is the only one with a positive connotation!</p>
<p>According to the american heritage, aroma is 1. an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., esp. an agreeable odor; fragrance. </p>
<p>I hope you guys see why aroma is indeed the correct answer.</p>
<p>@whs2012: Worst, because there are four sections on the ACT.</p>
<p>really whs…getting 2 wrong is doing bad??? CC amazes me, you guys are ridic smart.</p>
<p>
This itself contradicts your whole argument. Whiff was being used as a noun, not an adverb or adjective. You got to know when to let go.</p>
<p>or it could be worse if hes comparing it to a previous English test where he score higher.</p>
<p>dude mastablasta, let it go man. if u get it right, congrats thats a +1 for you. if u don’t oh well, -1. geez come on</p>
<p>
That’s true.</p>
<p>ive never knew these post existed after the ACT, pretty funny to me 
but could someone explain the difference between when you use whom vs whom, i thought you use whom when it is referring to a group of people rather than one person. i guess i was wrong lol</p>
<p>Sorry ACT Tester, I used the wrong part of speech! I’ll edit it. Here!</p>
<p>a·ro·ma
/əˈroʊmə/ Show Spelled[uh-roh-muh] Show IPA
–noun
(NOUN!!!)</p>
<p>1.
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., esp. an agreeable odor; fragrance.
2.
(of wines and spirits) the odor or bouquet.
3.
a pervasive characteristic or quality.
Use Aroma in a Sentence
See images of Aroma
Search Aroma on the Web
Origin:
1175–1225; < L < Gk: spice; r. ME aromat < OF < L arōmat- (s. of arōma )</p>
<p>—Synonyms
- See perfume. </p>
<p>And chill dude, we can discuss this issue because it is educational and useful to the “lurkers” on this forum :)</p>
<p>there is no point at all of wasting hours discussing a question when no one knows for sure what the right answer is besides ACT.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, aroma can be used as a noun which means it was acceptable.
Nah, I think you need to chill. There’s a point when arguing for your choice becomes more like begging your case than anything else. >_></p>
<p>It’s annoying because neither aroma nor whiff work well… aroma does have a positive connotation. Whiff, however, has a brief and mild connotation, so it doesn’t really fit with the preceding word, “overwhelming”. I put whiff, but either could be right.</p>
<p>hey guys, long time lurker (as in 2 hours, lol) first poster! Anyways, I went with aroma as the inappropriate choice. It seems like the justification for going with whiff is that whiff cannot be a noun, and a noun is required for that question. however, whiff is a noun! At least, according to dictionary.com. This is what it says</p>
<p>whiff
1 /ʰwɪf, wɪf/ Show Spelled[hwif, wif] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like: a whiff of fresh air.
2.
a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions.
3.
a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the like.
4.
a trace or hint: a whiff of scandal.
5.
a slight outburst: a little whiff of temper.
–verb (used without object)
6.
to blow or come in whiffs or puffs, as wind or smoke.
7.
to inhale or exhale whiffs, as in smoking tobacco.
8.
Baseball Slang . (of a batter) to strike out by swinging at and missing the pitch charged as the third strike.
–verb (used with object)
9.
to blow or drive with a whiff or puff, as the wind does.
10.
to inhale or exhale (air, tobacco smoke, etc.) in whiffs.
11.
to smoke (a pipe, cigar, etc.).
12.
Baseball Slang . (of a pitcher) to cause (a batter) to whiff.</p>
<p>So yeah, whiff is appropriate, and thus isn’t the answer</p>
<p>JeSuis- I think you’re right; I had forgotten that the word “overwhelming” was also in the sentence. In that case, “whiff” would probably be more incorrect since its definition is “a slight trace of odor or smell”</p>
<p>Hey ACT tester I’ve agreed with you on everything so far but I think “have given” is wrong. The story about the woman painter was in the present tense and the correct answer was “has given.” The sentence was something like “The back to basics lifestyle ____ her an appreciation for time.”</p>
<p>I agree with Montjoy and Tennis, I think that’s also part of it</p>