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thesSMARTYpants:

Which sentence does not contain any errors in comma usage? A. The land that is now Washington the Evergreen State, was once owned by Great Britain. B. Julie Lee my new friend lives in central Maryland. C. We rode in Joe's car, a green minivan. D. Gentle Mr. Barnes, a soft-spoken man loves dogs. Plz can I have explanation QUICKLY PLZ I WILL RATE U

thesSMARTYpants:

Plz help

ThisGirlPretty:

Well what do ya think it is? :P

thesSMARTYpants:

a

ThisGirlPretty:

Why do ya think its A?

thesSMARTYpants:

Well because D isn't correct because it has my last name in it,C isn't correct because Miniva is spelled wrong, and B should have a comma After Julie lee

ThisGirlPretty:

@Vocaloid ^

thesSMARTYpants:

SO its a?

Vocaloid:

you need commas before and after an "appositive phrase"

Vocaloid:

A does not need that comma (no appositive phrase)

Vocaloid:

C is perfectly fine (you need to separate car and the appositive phrase)

Vocaloid:

D needs a comma after "a soft-spoken man"

Vocaloid:

B needs commas before/after "my new friend"

thesSMARTYpants:

Thank you, So its C right?

Vocaloid:

yes, good

Vocaloid:

the rules for commas/appositive phrases can be difficult http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/commas/commas-with-appositives/

Vocaloid:

[even as a native speaker I mess this up a lot ^^]

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