Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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STUDENT TEXT, p. 30 14. Dmeaadne Aa crheeassoonn, etdh ed es ef ecnr es et aor fy tohfesttraetae t, y. F. No Change G. Dean Acheson, the secretary of state, htreeamtya.de a reasoned defense of the H. Dean Acheson; the secretary of state, made a reasoned defense of the treaty. J. Dean Acheson the secretary of state made a reasoned defense of the treaty.

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14. (F) 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 = Application Tc ohme ms eanst eanr ec euisse cdocror er rcet catsl ywt roi tsteetno. fTf ht he e appositive “the secretary of state.”

WHEN COMMAS SHOULD NOT BE USED 12 .. DD OO NN OO TT uu ss ee ac ocmo mmma sa t too sseet poaf rf aat er eas tsrui bc tj ei vcet of rronme ci tess svae rr yb .c l a u s e obrotphherraesde.mFeo.r” example, do not write “The dog, that was barking, 3. DO NOT use a comma in place of a conjunction.

STUDENT TEXT, p. 30 15. Ut hnet iol nt hl ye me nuds i oc ifatnhse ieni gNhotrewe na tyh, wc eenr et u r y, sciomunptlerypseidaesa. nts who traveled about the A. No Change B. the eighteenth century, the only musicians in Norway were simple peasants C. the eighteenth century, the only m pe u a s s i a c n ia t n s, s in Norway were simple D. the eighteenth century the only m pe u a s s i a c n ia t n s— s in Norway were simple

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15. (B) English/Conventions of Standard English/Punctuation/Commas CC: ELA-Literacy.L.8.2 CCRS: PRE.PU.1 Difficulty Level = 1; Teaching Time = 3–6 minutes; Purpose = Example Ts hhoeusl edcno ontdccoommembae ti ws ienecno rt hr ee cvt e. Ar bc “owmemr ea” and its subject “musicians.”