Act Prep: Grammar and Punctuation

The men in question Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene deserve awards.

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• question, Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene,

• question—Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene—

• question: Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene

Several countries participated in the airlift Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

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• airlift. Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

• airlift: Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

• airlift; Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

There's no room for error said the engineer so we have to double check every calculation.

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• "There's no room for error," said the engineer, so we have to double check every calculation."

• "There's no room for error," said the engineer, "so we have to double check every calculation."

• "There's no room for error," said the engineer. "So we have to double check every calculation."

Judge Carswell—later to be nominated for the Supreme Court had ruled against civil rights.

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• later to be nominated for the Supreme Court,

• later to be nominated for the Supreme Court

• later to be nominated for the Supreme Court—

In last week's New Yorker one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article.

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• New Yorker one of my favorite magazines I

• New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I

• New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines; I

"Yes," Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."

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• "Yes, Jim said, I'll be home by ten."

• "Yes", Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."

• "Yes," Jim said, I'll be home by ten."

There was only one thing to do study till dawn.

• thing to do which was to study

• thing to do: study

• thing to do, study

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Montaigne wrote the following: "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself."

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• wrote the following, A wise man

• wrote the following, "A wise man

• wrote the following. "A wise man

The following are the primary colors red, blue, and yellow.

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• colors: red, blue, and yellow.

• colors. red, blue, and yellow.

• colors; red, blue, and yellow.

Arriving on the 8:10 plane were Liz Brooks my old roommate her husband and Tim their son.

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• were: Liz Brooks, my old roommate, her husband, and Tim, their son.

• were Liz Brooks, my old roommate her husband and Tim, their son.

• were Liz Brooks, my old roommate; her husband; and Tim, their son.