ELA - ACT Prep - Punctuation/Commas

Multiple Choice

Sally came home, from the salon, with freshly manicured nails and a tightly cureld perm that brought back all the glory of the eighties.

• ANO CHANGE

• home from the salon with freshly manicured nails, and a tightly curled perm

• home from the salon with freshly manicured nails and a tightly curled perm

• home from the salon, with freshly manicured nails and a tightly curled perm,

Multiple Choice

Some people, however are so allergic to peanuts, that just touching a trace amount of peanut butter can cause an extreme reaction, or even a condition called anaphylactic shock

• NO CHANGE

• people however, are so allergic to peanuts

• people, however, are so allergic to peanuts

• people, however, are so allergic to peanuts;

Multiple Choice

Who can possibly resist, the big, sad eyes of a puppy begging for a treat?

• NO CHANGE

• resist the big, sad eyes of a puppy,

• resist, the big sad eyes of a puppy,

• resist the big, sad eyes of a puppy

Multiple Choice

Of course, I now, know, that, instead of lamb, a Grecian delicacy, I should have served mint jello to the kindergartners.

• NO CHANGE

• now know that instead

• now, know that instead

• now know, that instead

Multiple Choice

The best coffee is made from beans that are roasted in small batches, then ground, by hand just before brewing a cup for one.

• NO CHANGE

• ground, by hand, just

• ground by hand, just

• ground by hand. Just

Multiple Choice

When Sam claimed that he would walk a thousand miles just to end up at her door, June was flattered, but believed he must be exaggerating.

• NO CHANGE

• door June was flattered, but,

• door June was flattered.  But

• door, June was flattered; but

Multiple Choice

Bacon and eggs gained popularity, as a breakfast food, in the 1920s, when public relations pioneer Edward Bernays set about promoting bacon sales, using physicians' recommendations for a "hearty breakfast."

• NO CHANGE

• eggs, gained popularity as a breakfast food in the 1920s,

• eggs gained popularity as a breakfast food, in the 1920s

• eggs gained popularity as a breakfast food in the 1920s,

Multiple Choice

For as long as he could remember, Johnny had wanted to become a private detective, when he grew up investigating crimes in the fashion of the heroes of film noir.

• NO CHANGE

• detective when he grew up, investigating crimes,

• detective when he grew up, investigating crimes

• detective; when he grew up investigating crime

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