Hint: Most ACT English questions can be answered by looking at the referenced sentence without reading the whole passage Question 5/5 This question refers to 71 Choose the option that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence. A ) NO CHANGE B ) England, and C ) England. And D ) England;

To determine the best option to improve the underlined portion of the sentence, we need to consider the context and the relationship between the clauses.<br /><br />The sentence is: "This question refers to 71 Choose the option that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence."<br /><br />The underlined portion is: "71"<br /><br />Let's analyze the options:<br /><br />A) NO CHANGE<br />B) England, and<br />C) England. And<br />D) England;<br /><br />Option A) NO CHANGE does not provide any improvement to the sentence.<br /><br />Option B) "England, and" suggests a continuation of the sentence with a coordinating conjunction, which may not be appropriate depending on the context.<br /><br />Option C) "England. And" creates a fragment by separating the sentence into two independent clauses without proper punctuation.<br /><br />Option D) "England;" uses a semicolon to connect two closely related independent clauses, which can be appropriate in certain contexts.<br /><br />Based on the analysis, the best option to improve the underlined portion of the sentence is:<br /><br />D) England;