Question

Which sentence correctly indicates a natural pause?

Maybe we should make a new plan . . .I mean, the car is not running.

Maybe we should make a new plan, I mean, the car is not running.

Maybe we should make a new plan, I mean—the car is not running.

Maybe we should make a new plan. I mean: the car is not running.

Answer 1

@SeaTurtle113

Answer 2

This is also B.

Answer 3

Thanks! Which of the following sentences needs a comma to be correctly punctuated?

My mother writes and edits for a major publication.

My mother and my father edit a gardening magazine.

My mother writes for a magazine and my father edits novels.

My mother writes for a magazine that my father edits.

Answer 4

This one is pretty tricky.... I'm not sure...

Answer 5

I know lol.

Answer 6

none of them seem to need commas.... :/

Answer 7

I don't know Lol. I think C. But i don't know

Answer 8

That's really confusing.... They all have "and"..... you shouldn't put a comma before the word and unless it's like a frog, a fish, and a turtle

Answer 9

B then right?

Answer 10

That was my guess

Answer 11

What about this one?? I think it's between C or D. Read the following sentence:

My ultimate goal as a swimmer is to compete at the national level.

Which of the following correctly describes the verbal and its function in this sentence?

Swimmer is a gerund describing the goal

Swimmer is a gerund describing the speaker

To compete is an adjectival infinitive

To compete is a nominal infinitive

Answer 12

I think you're right.

Answer 13

But C or D

Answer 14

Does this help? http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/infinitivephrase.htm