Question

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Part A

Read the sentence from the draft article Every Day Counts: Why Attendance Matters.

Regular attendance builds strong learning habits [ ______ ] these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

Which option BEST completes the sentence with correct punctuation?

a.: these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

b., these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

c.— these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

d.(these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success).

Part B
Read the sentence from the draft article When Attendance Pressure Goes Too Far.

Some schools reward perfect attendance with parties and prizes. [ ______ ] rewards can make students feel pressured to attend even when they’re sick or stressed.

Which demonstrative pronoun BEST completes the sentence?

a.This

b.These

c.That

d.Those

Answer 1

Part A: c. — these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.
- An em dash appropriately links the two closely related independent clauses and adds emphasis. (A comma would create a comma splice; the period option is printed with a lowercase "these," and parentheses would downplay the second clause.)

Part B: b. These
- "Rewards" is plural and just mentioned, so the proximal plural demonstrative "these" is the best choice.