Indicate which sentence matches with which description of its comma use.InstructionsDrag and drop application.Uses commas correctly.Uses commas correctly. drop zone 1 of 2 empty.Uses commas correctly. drop zone 2 of 2 empty.Uses commas incorrectly.Uses commas incorrectly. drop zone 1 of 2 empty.Uses commas incorrectly. drop zone 2 of 2 empty.The dog next door, which barked all night loves to bury his bones in my yard.The cruise director, who seemed to be present at every event, rarely had a moment of rest.My new car which has leather seats, came with many important safety features.Gemma’s bicycle, which her father gave her for her birthday, is beginning to develop rust on the chain.
Question
Indicate which sentence matches with which description of its comma use.InstructionsDrag and drop application.Uses commas correctly.Uses commas correctly. drop zone 1 of 2 empty.Uses commas correctly. drop zone 2 of 2 empty.Uses commas incorrectly.Uses commas incorrectly. drop zone 1 of 2 empty.Uses commas incorrectly. drop zone 2 of 2 empty.The dog next door, which barked all night loves to bury his bones in my yard.The cruise director, who seemed to be present at every event, rarely had a moment of rest.My new car which has leather seats, came with many important safety features.Gemma’s bicycle, which her father gave her for her birthday, is beginning to develop rust on the chain.
Solution
The sentences match with the descriptions of their comma use as follows:
Uses commas correctly:
- "The dog next door, which barked all night, loves to bury his bones in my yard." - This sentence correctly uses commas to set off a nonrestrictive clause ("which barked all night") that provides additional, but not essential, information about the dog.
- "The cruise director, who seemed to be present at every event, rarely had a moment of rest." - This sentence correctly uses commas to set off a nonrestrictive clause ("who seemed to be present at every event") that provides additional, but not essential, information about the cruise director.
Uses commas incorrectly:
- "My new car which has leather seats, came with many important safety features." - This sentence incorrectly uses a comma after "seats". The clause "which has leather seats" is restrictive (it specifies which car we're talking about) and should not be set off with commas.
- "Gemma’s bicycle, which her father gave her for her birthday, is beginning to develop rust on the chain." - This sentence incorrectly uses commas to set off a restrictive clause ("which her father gave her for her birthday"). This clause is essential to understanding which bicycle we're talking about and should not be set off with commas.
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