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audie

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Tracy is working on her final English essay for school. She has a reputation for expressing herself well but makes careless punctuation errors, especially with regard to comma placement. To ensure that her comma placement is accurate this time, she should use a comma to separate:
 
  A. the parts of one measurement.
  B. two unrelated numbers that end up adjacent to each other in a sentence.
  C. a dependent clause that provides essential information, from a main clause.
  D. the last adjective in a series of consecutive adjectives, from the noun.

Question 2

A writer should avoid using a comma to:
 
  A. separate a compound predicate.
  B. separate a dependent clause that precedes a main clause.
  C. set off interrupting elements.
  D. separate consecutive adjectives that separately modify a noun.



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meltdown117

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Answer to Question 1

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Tracy should use a comma to separate two unrelated numbers that end up adjacent to each
other in a sentence. The comma slows down the reader and makes each number distinct.

Answer to Question 2

A
A writer should not use a comma to separate a compound predicate. A simple sentence with a
compound predicate has only one subject and a compound verb.




audie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Excellent


dreamfighter72

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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