Which sentences use commas correctly?Please select all that apply.Group of answer choicesElms, cottonwoods, and birches lined the city’s main street and its large central park.Standing in a long line outside the theater the children waited, for the movie to begin.The crowd cheered for Su Lin, the first runner to cross the finish line in the marathon.During Michael’s lunch break, he went to pick up his clothes at the dry cleaners.
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Which sentences use commas correctly?Please select all that apply.Group of answer choicesElms, cottonwoods, and birches lined the city’s main street and its large central park.Standing in a long line outside the theater the children waited, for the movie to begin.The crowd cheered for Su Lin, the first runner to cross the finish line in the marathon.During Michael’s lunch break, he went to pick up his clothes at the dry cleaners.
Solution
The sentences that use commas correctly are:
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"Elms, cottonwoods, and birches lined the city’s main street and its large central park." This sentence correctly uses commas to separate items in a list.
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"The crowd cheered for Su Lin, the first runner to cross the finish line in the marathon." This sentence correctly uses a comma to separate two independent clauses.
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"During Michael’s lunch break, he went to pick up his clothes at the dry cleaners." This sentence correctly uses a comma after an introductory phrase.
The sentence "Standing in a long line outside the theater the children waited, for the movie to begin." is incorrect because the comma is misplaced. It should be "Standing in a long line outside the theater, the children waited for the movie to begin."
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