Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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STUDENT TEXT, p. 29 5. Aa bf ur al lkterma i na nc, rae wc o cnodnuscitsot sr, oafnad mt woot otri cmkaent , takers. A. No Change B. A full train crew consists of a ma nodt,otrwmoatni c, ka ebtrtaakkeemr sa. n , a c o n d u c t o r C. A full train crew consists of a manodtotwrmoatnic,kaebt rtaakkeemrsa. n a conductor D. A full train crew consists of a manodtotwrmoatnickaebtrtaakkeemrsa. n a conductor, 6. To uh tee pr rcoocveedr uprlea tree, qrue imr eosvteh taht ey tohue or mp eons tt ahte, rreeppllaaccee tthhee bthreorkmenosstwatit.ch, and then F. No Change G. plate remove the thermostat, replace the broken switch; and H. plate remove, the thermostat replace J. tphlaetberroekmenovsewtihtceht,haenrdmostat replace the broken switch and

EXPLANATIONS

5. (A) English/Conventions of Standard English/No Change CC: ELA-Literacy.L.9–10.2 CCRS: BSC.PU.2 Difficulty Level = 1; Teaching Time = 3–6 minutes; Purpose = Example Tc ohme ms eanst eanr ec euisse cdocror er rcet catsl ywt roi tsteepna. rTaht ee t h e elements in the series. 6. (F) English/Conventions of Standard English/No Change CC: ELA-Literacy.L.9–10.2 CCRS: BSC.PU.2 Difficulty Level = 1; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application Tt hhee csoemn tme na cs ea irse cuosrerde cctoar sr ewc tr liyt t teon s. eApgaa ri na t, e the elements in the series.

Take a Breath Use the breath test to �igure out wc ohme mt hae.rIyf oyuo un er eeadda ay os ue nwt ei l nl chee aa rl ohuodw, as ungagteusrtasl wp ahue sr ee a ci no sme rmt ea ds. hAol ut hl do ubgeh tl ihset epnriancgt ifcoer oa f p a u s e ias ng o’ tofda i ll a- ssat free, si to irst wcohmemn aallruoltehsesreem to fail.

USE A COMMA TO SEPARATE QUOTATIONS AND INTRODUCTORY PHRASES 1. Commas should be used to separate a short direct quotation from the speaker. 2. Place a comma after an introductory phrase of �ive or more words. 3. Use a comma after a short introductory phrase whenever the comma would aid clarity. 4. Regardless of their length, use a comma after introductory gerunds, participles, and in�initives.

Examples: She said, “I must leave work on time today.”  “Tomorrow I begin my summer job,” he told us.  As a child, she was a tomboy.  She was a tomboy as a child.  To Dan, Phil was a friend as well as a brother.  Phil was a friend as well as a brother to Dan. 