Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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EXPLANATIONS STUDENT TEXT, p. 28 3. Tr ahnes da cokoer dw, ba us ta ij ta rd iadn nd ot th seehe omu saes ht ha odubgehe n any of his possessions were missing. A. No Change B. was ajar and the house, had been C. rwaanssaacjakre, da,nbdutthe house had been D. rwaanssaacjakre, dthbeuhtouse had been ransacked but Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Walkthrough Tc ohme ms ean ti se nucsee di s ccoorrrreeccttl ya sb ewf or irtet et nh .eT h e ct hoeo rt dwi on ai nt idnegpceonndj ue nn tc tciloanu s“ ebsu. tI”nt ht haits j coai ns es , a comma is not necessary in the �irst part of the sentence because the two clauses are short; this is an exception to the rule. Aphrreasstersicotirveclpauhsreassewoirthclcaoumsemiassv.ital to the meaning of a sentence. DO NOT set off restrictive Example: A sailboat, without sails, is useless.  A sailboat without sails is useless.  The following examples show how commas can change the meaning of a sentence: Examples: The business owners who closed their businesses yesterday are in serious �inancial trouble. ( Those business owners who closed yesterday are the ones who are in trouble. Those who remained open yesterday are not in trouble. ) The business owners, who closed their businesses yesterday, are in serious �inancial trouble. ( The whole group of business owners are in trouble, and all of them closed yesterday. ) 3. (A) English/Conventions of Standard English/No Change CC: ELA-Literacy.L.11–12.2 CCRS: AVG. PU.3