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WorksheetsPunctuation Quiz -- ACT Style
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
The next morning, using twigs, for kindling she starts a small blaze in the firebox, located directly below the main chamber.
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morning, using twigs for kindling,
morning, using twigs for kindling;
morning using twigs, for kindling,
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.
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labor, which is the fire's
labor, of which the fire is
labor, and the fire is
Soon after I arrived, my aunt said she had a gift for me.
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aunt, said
aunt said,
aunt said;
Rosie, it turns out is: a desert tortoise that my grandmother had started raising over twenty years ago.
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Rosie, it turns out, is
Rosie, it turns out is
Rosie it turns out, is
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?
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read, and he also
read he
read. He
The two principal types of kayaks are; the easily maneuverable white-water kayak and the larger sea kayak.
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kayaks, are
kayaks are
kayaks -- are
Kayaking in white water the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers appeals to people seeking adventure and excitement.
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water; the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,
water, the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,
water the tumultuous rapids of swift-moving rivers,
But all kayakers can appreciate the nuances of nature as they travel on water in this simple, but versatile boat.
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simple
simple--
simple;
Some live in airless seams of burning rock; miles beneath Earth's surface and around the hydrothermal vents of deep-sea volcanoes.
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seams, of burning rock
seams of burning rock
seams, of burning rock,
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
These single-celled survivors called extremophiles, don't merely endure environments too severe for other life forms; they thrive in them.
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survivors, called extremophiles,
survivors, called extremophiles
survivors called extermphiles;
Extremophiles don't merely endure environments too severe for other life forms; they thrive in them.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
forms; rather, they
forms--they
forms. They
forms they
