Punctuation Quiz -- ACT Style

The next morning, using twigs, for kindling she starts a small blaze in the firebox, located directly below the main chamber.

• NO CHANGE

• morning, using twigs for kindling,

• morning, using twigs for kindling;

• morning using twigs, for kindling,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

In a few days, when the kiln has cooled, Ellen opens the chamber, revealing the results of her labor and of the fire's magic.

• NO CHANGE

• labor, which is the fire's

• labor, of which the fire is

• labor, and the fire is

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Soon after I arrived, my aunt said she had a gift for me.

• NO CHANGE

• aunt, said

• aunt said,

• aunt said;

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Rosie, it turns out is: a desert tortoise that my grandmother had started raising over twenty years ago.

• NO CHANGE

• Rosie, it turns out, is

• Rosie, it turns out is

• Rosie it turns out, is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Benjamin's grandmother taught him to read, and he attended a one-room Quaker school when the farm work slowed down during the winter.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• NO CHANGE

• read, and he also

• read he

• read. He

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

The two principal types of kayaks are; the easily maneuverable white-water kayak and the larger sea kayak.

• NO CHANGE

• kayaks, are

• kayaks are

• kayaks -- are

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Kayaking in white water the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers appeals to people seeking adventure and excitement.

• NO CHANGE

• water; the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,

• water, the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,

• water the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

But all kayakers can appreciate the nuances of nature as they travel on water in this simple, but versatile boat.

• NO CHANGE

• simple

• simple--

• simple;

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Some live in airless seams of burning rock; miles beneath Earth's surface and around the hydrothermal vents of deep-sea volcanoes.

• NO CHANGE

• seams, of burning rock

• seams of burning rock

• seams, of burning rock,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Others, salt-encrusted, "sleep" in ancient caverns, waking after centuries to feed and to breed.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

• caverns. Then they wake

• caverns and then wake

• caverns, only to wake

• caverns. Waking

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G