Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

U NIT 3 | P UNCTUATION • 131

DIRECTIONS: For items #5–7, select the choice that most effectively combines the sentences. QUESTIONS EXPLANATIONS

5. Vmearny ypyoepaurlsa. rS toeml eev iesvi oe nn ps hr oo dwuscme raeyl ar ut end f o r programs called spin-offs. A. Very popular television shows mp raoyd ruuc ne rf oe rl amt eadnpy ryoegarrasmsso mc ael l ee dv esnp i n - offs. B. Very popular television shows may rpur on df ou rc emraenl ayt eyde aprrso, gs or ammesecvaelnl e d s p i n - offs. C. Very popular television shows may run for many years; some even produce related programs called spin-offs. D. Very popular television shows may rpur on df ou rc emraenl ayt eyde aprrso, gorrasmo ms ceael lveedns p i n - offs. 6. Tt hhuenpdiel or ht evaedc t. oOrnecdeacrloeuanr, ds ht heer et os wu me reidn gh e r original course heading. F. The pilot vectored around the tcol ewaer,rsi nhge trheus unmd eerdh ehaedr oarnidg,i noanlcceo u r s e heading. G. The pilot vectored around the tr oe ws uemr i endg ht he ur no dr iegri hn ea al dc oounrcsee chl ee aa rd, i snhge. H. The pilot vectored around the tsohwe er er isnugmt eh du nhde er rohrei ga idn aa nl cdoounr cs ee c l e a r, heading. J. The pilot vectored around the towering thunderhead; once clear, she resumed her original course heading.

5. (C) English/Conventions of Standard English/Punctuation/Commas Ts ehnet eo nr icgei sn aa ln sde anrt ee nbceesst ac roemcboimn epdl ewt ei t h a semicolon, (C).

6. (J) English/Conventions of Standard

English/Punctuation/Commas Ts ehnet eo nr icgei sn aa ln sde anrt ee nbceesst ac roemcboimn epdl ewt ei t h a semicolon, (J).