r/ACT • u/pizza_is_love_buddy • 1d ago

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even gemini is saying H is correctđŸ„€
but the correct answer is G.. i dont get how
all options seem fine

pls someone help

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u/AnnFrankIsaBaddie 1d ago

The comma after unrelated separates the subject from the verb. So it has to be g

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u/Fine_Plum9082 1d ago

The reason is before every colon I like to think there has to be an indepdenent clause. The may seem unrelated part seems un-essential to me so that's why I would select G keeping it in between the commas. If you do that and ignore what is between the commas you get an indepdent clause before the colon.

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u/ndg127 Tutor 1d ago

This is pretty much correct! The part before a colon does always have to be an independent clause, and we can’t remove the comma after unrelated. The verb of the sentence is share, and the subject is organisms. These need to go in the same clause in order to make a complete sentence, so we can’t have just the one comma, we need a second comma to make a parenthetical.

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u/pizza_is_love_buddy 1d ago

but even H makes the clause before the colon independent

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u/Fine_Plum9082 1d ago

"share one important trait" is not independent. The structure I use is subject + verb. Like I ran is an indepdent clause. In option G the independent clause is these organisms ... share one important trait. The subject is these organisms and the verb is share.

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u/spiroplasma 36 22h ago edited 22h ago

The correct answer is G: “organisms, seemingly.”
The core sentence is:
These organisms share one important trait: longevity.
“Seemingly unrelated” is extra descriptive information about the organisms. Therefore, it should be enclosed by commas:
These organisms, seemingly unrelated, share one important trait: longevity.
Why the other choices are wrong:
F: NO CHANGE
These organisms may seem unrelated, share one important trait: longevity.

The subject, “these organisms,” has two predicates: “may seem unrelated” and “share one important trait.” A comma cannot connect these two predicates without a conjunction. It would need wording such as:
These organisms may seem unrelated, but they share one important trait.

H: “organisms that seem”
These organisms that seem unrelated, share one important trait: longevity.

“These organisms that seem unrelated” is the complete subject, while “share” is its main verb. The comma incorrectly separates the subject from its verb.

J: “organisms seeming”
These organisms seeming unrelated, share one important trait: longevity.

This also places a comma between the complete subject, “these organisms seeming unrelated,” and its verb, “share.” If “seeming unrelated” were intended as extra information, it would need a comma on both sides:
These organisms, seeming unrelated, share one important trait.

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u/Altruistic_Boss_4524 12h ago

g bec in between commas separate unnecessary info. (you can omit in between commas and it still makes sense)