ACT Punctuation

Those artists who look good on camera have a greater chance of success than those who do not, examples are not difficult to find.

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• not examples,

• not. Examples,

• not. Examples

A mosquito was poking at my forearm, and the batter seemed to blur into the woods behind home plate and we weren’t playing to win, only to play.

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• plate. We

• plate so we

• plate because we

They call her Diane of the Wolves. Wildlife biologist Diane Boyd studied wolves in their native habitat in a remote wilderness in the Northwest.

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• Wolves, Wildlife

• Wolves. Wildlife,

• Wolves, specializing in wildlife.

Bicyclists streak past in a blur of color and a cloud of dust I don’t understand their hurry

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• dust, however,

• dust.

• dust,

Amelia Hernandez bowed gracefully before the crowd, many viewers stood and applauded, showing their appreciation for the performance they just witnessed.

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• crowd many

• crowd. Many

• crowd. While many

Soon McLean stepped on stage with his sax I wasn’t prepared for the impact.

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• sax.

• sax that

• sax, which

Even the parts of a chili vary the seeds and veins of a pepper are hotter than the flesh.

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• vary;

• vary,

• vary but

Such is the ceremonial power we give to the spoken text that we just don’t think of each other as properly married or buried; until the right words from a book are read.

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• buried until

• buried. Until when

• buried if

The greatest threat to the alligator is the loss of its habitat as wetlands are drained; to build housing for the spiraling human population.

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• drained to build housing

• drained, to build, hosuing

• drained, to build housing,

Tiny’s Granny however; is very fond of her burqa, because she has a variety of innovative uses for it.

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• Granny; however,

• Granny, however,

• Granny, however