Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

The computer, a laptop I borrowed, stopped working before I saved my file.

The computer, a laptop I borrowed stopped working before I saved my file.

The computer a laptop I borrowed, stopped working before I saved my file.

The computer a laptop I borrowed stopped working before I saved my file.

Answer 1

There should only be one comma for a short brake in the sentence.
(B) {Please medal if helped:)}

Answer 2

The answer is the second option :)

Answer 3

No, I believe it would be A. It needs those pauses. Do you know why? If so, what is it called?

Answer 4

For one, without it, it would be run on and hard to catch on. It can't just switch to different topics like that without separation.

If it was B, it wouldn't make much sense. First it is 'describing' the computer, then it shows how it stops without any separation of ideas. B would be incorrect. It needs two commas.

Answer 5

A
@MissSmartiez,agree with you. I call it a specifying clause. To check it we may leave the commas behind and tell - the computer is a laptop I borrowed. In variant B there is no sense, since coma indicates the items of one group. So, the meaning is the computer AND a laptop

Answer 6

agree with A