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Test II: Punctuation
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Networks Seek Male Viewers

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(a) Men are watching less television than at any time in the past reports the Nielsen Media Research organization.
(b) Men are watching less television than at any time in the past, reports the Nielsen Media Research organization.
2
(a) Male viewers have tuned out whereas women have tuned in.
(b) Male viewers have tuned out whereas women have tuned in.
3
(a) But when men do tune in, says Bertram Melkonian of TV Results the shows they watch charge high rates for commercials.
(b) But when men do tune in, says Bertram Melkonian of TV Results, the shows they watch charge high rates for commercials.
4
(a) "For example, men love football, three of the four top-rated programs every year are National Football Conference games," he said.
(b) "For example, men love football. Three of the four top-rated programs every year are National Football Conference games," he said.
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(a) Consequently, commercials on these games are costly. They can cost advertisers as much as $2 million on the Super Bowl.
(b) Consequently, commercials on these games are costly. They can cost advertisers as much as $2 million on the Super Bowl.
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(a) The top-rated network show among men 18 to 49 is "Monday Night Football," which costs ABC $550 million a year.
(b) The top rated network show among men 18 to 49 is "Monday Night Football" which costs ABC $550 million a year.
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(a) "Most prime-time shows are geared to women", says Melkonian.
(b) "Most prime-time shows are geared to women," says Melkonian.
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(a) If the networks can find shows popular with men in the 18 to 49 age group advertisers will be happy to pay a premium he said.
(b) If the networks can find shows popular with men in the 18 to 49 age group, advertisers will be happy to pay a premium, he said.
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(a) Networks, under intense competition from cable will survive only if they would engage in imaginative programming, he said.
(b) Networks, under intense competition from cable, will survive only if they will engage in imaginative programming, he said.
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(a) Every one of the network executives knows the problem. But not the solution.
(b) Every one of the network executives knows the problem, but not the solution.







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