Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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PUNCTUATING FOR CLARITY EXERCISE PR ue andc ti nu ga tai obno ioskawn iitmh pnoor pt aunntcpt ua ratt ioofnwwr oi tut el dn bEen ga l ni sihg hbtemc aa ur es et hi ta th ewl po us ltdo rme qa uk ei r ei dtehaes rcel ea adreerrt. o �igure out what the author is trying to say. Punctuation is used to ease the burden on the reader. Sa ut uddi ee nn ct se , ceaint hdeor usbi lleen- ct hl ye oc kr awl or iut dt e. nWphaesns aognees wb yo ur el da dpianugs tehwe hs ee lne cr teiaodni na gs tahl oouudg ,ht hr eear de iins gptroo ba na b l y amna er ke di sf onre es od me de. Fs oo rr tf ou fl l psut onpc tsu, ua tsieo na . pTehrei olde .nFgot hr solfi gt hh te ppaauussees i, suas eg oa ocdo mmme aas. uFroer ol of nwgheart pkai nu sdeos f i n between slight pauses, use a semicolon. For special situations, use colons and dashes. NOTE: Item #35 is an exercise in punctuating for clarity. Have your students read the paragraph. Tn ah teunr, arl el ya do ct chue r f oa nl l do wwi hn eg rveepr us inocnt ua al ot iuodn—i spnaer ee dn et hde. tTi chael sree cmo an rdk vs ei rnsdi iocna ti en cwl uhde er es tphaeu ss ue sg gwe os tuel dd punctuation. DIRECTIONS: Item #35 requires punctuation of the paragraph. 35. Oo fna cMc eopntdaanyc eMfarrokmr eSct ea itvee dC oal l el ge et t eHr e STUDENT TEXT, p. 34 EXPLANATIONS

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