Fragments

With her heavy dictionary, [A] Donna thumps the top of her ancient computer monitor.[B] Whenever the color tint flickers [C] from normal to sickly yellow.

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When Kate saw the gray worm on the dissection tray. [A] She folded her arms [B] and refused to pick up the scalpel [C] even though she would earn a zero in lab.

• A

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Karlene drove slowly through the heavy traffic [A] Anticipating a bag of microwave popcorn [B] and a couple of hours in front of the television [C] as her reward for a hard day at work.

• A

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Because of all his responsibilities at work and school, [A] Michael had no time to devote to the yard, [B] so weeds, vines, and insects thrived in this jungle. [C] That neighbors looked on with disapproval.

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• B

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Citing writer's block as the reason [A] that she didn't have her essay, [B] Yao received no sympathy from Mrs. Santos. [C] Who will only accept "breather's block" as a legitimate excuse for late work.

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Mackenzie had to leave the room, [A] for her father was noisily crunching raw radishes, [B] which produced so annoying a sound [C] that studying was impossible.

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Because he had eaten a stack of twelve pancakes, [A] Emanuel heard his stomach begin to rumble [B] as it processed the food. [C] Gurgling loudly to protest the huge meal.

• A

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Although fans blew in every room, [A] Faye found the house unbearably hot. [B] And wished that the air conditioning repairman, [C] who was already three hours late, would pull into her driveway.

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A student fascinated with all things ancient Egyptian. [A] Kemette squinted at the computer screen, [B] hoping to find the information she needed [C] to finish her research paper on Old Kingdom art.

• A

• B

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Whenever one of her six cats jumps on the kitchen counter, [A] Lorna just sighs. [B] And reminds herself that everything tastes better [C] if there is a little cat hair in it.

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• B

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