12.h.03e. friday weekly bell work-september 12th\nthe following question has been taken from a past act…

12.h.03e. friday weekly bell work-september 12th\nthe following question has been taken from a past act english section. choose the answer choice that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written english, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage. if you think the original underlined portion is best, choose \no change.\\nwith shears in my hand, i clip a thin branch from the rosebush in my backyard garden. i place this clipping into the basket next to me and crouch under it again.\nno change\nbasket next, to me\nbasket, next to me\nbasket next to me.

12.h.03e. friday weekly bell work-september 12th\nthe following question has been taken from a past act english section. choose the answer choice that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written english, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage. if you think the original underlined portion is best, choose \no change.\\nwith shears in my hand, i clip a thin branch from the rosebush in my backyard garden. i place this clipping into the basket next to me and crouch under it again.\nno change\nbasket next, to me\nbasket, next to me\nbasket next to me.

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Brief Explanations:

The original "basket next to me" is a pre - positional phrase modifying "basket" and does not require any punctuation. Adding commas would be incorrect as they are not needed to separate the modifier from the noun. A period at the end would be incorrect as the sentence is not ending there.

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No change