Act English Lesson

I am a better person today, because I grew up with her in my life.

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• today, since

• today because

• today therefore

One day, when I become a grandparent, I hope to give my grandchildren the same amount of love and care that my grandmother gave me.

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• day when

• day, when,

• day when,

The writer is considering adding the following sentence to Paragraph 1: My grandmother made us these scarves to show us how much she loved us. Would this addition help the writer’s piece?

• Yes, because it makes the passage flow more smoothly and fits with the overall theme of the passage.

• Yes, because it would give the reader a better visual idea of the writer's grandmother.

• No, because it is irrelevant to the rest of the passage.

• No, because it is stylistically different from the rest of the passage.

She made my siblings and I scarves for the winter.

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• my siblings, and I

• my siblings and me

• me and my siblings

Each and everyday carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles affect our atmosphere and attribute to the deterioration of the ozone layer.

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• every-day,

• every day

• every day,

Each and everyday carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles affect our atmosphere and attribute to the deterioration of the ozone layer.

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• affects

• effect

• effects

For instance, imagine if all the people who ride the subway in New York City tried to drive to work.

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• whom ride

• that ride

• which ride

They would sit in traffic all morning, alongside the thousands of people who already drive, with their vehicles release fumes into the atmosphere.

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• vehicle releasing

• vehicles released

Riding a bicycle instead of driving a car is great exercise that works multiple muscles at one time.

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• exercise works

• exercise working

• exercise, and working

While on a bike, the rider is more aware of his or her surroundings then when driving a car. Too many people drive while distracted, whether they are texting, changing the radio, or eating.

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• than during driving

• than while driving

• then while driving