The paragraph below contains no punctuation. Read the paragraph carefully to see if you can tell where each sentence begins and ends. Then answer the question.

Huckleberry Finn was an excellent book it told of a raft journey down the Mississippi the book has been enjoyed by children and adults I like to read it once a year maybe we all have that desire to be free you can get away from it all when you read about Huck

If this paragraph were properly punctuated, it would have ___ sentences ending with periods.

a. 5
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
e. 7

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks,particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars.which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone