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Coimbra1970 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
comma help
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. Her face lit up by a candle, was radiant.
B. Her face, lit up by a candle, was radiant.
C. Her face, lit up by a candle was radiant.
D. Her face, lit up, by a candle, was radiant.
I put b??
A. Her face lit up by a candle, was radiant.
B. Her face, lit up by a candle, was radiant.
C. Her face, lit up by a candle was radiant.
D. Her face, lit up, by a candle, was radiant.
I put b??
Top answer
Yes, B is correct. (A pair of commas to set off a parenthetical expression). Basic sentence: Her face was radiant.
- Yes, B is correct.
- (A pair of commas to set off a parenthetical expression).
- Basic sentence: Her face was radiant.
- inserted phrase: lit up by a candle.
- So, A and C are wrong because the comma divides the subject from its verb (face was).
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Yes, B is correct. (A pair of commas to set off a parenthetical expression).
Basic sentence: Her face was radiant.
inserted phrase: lit up by a candle.
So, A and C are wrong because the comma divides the subject from its verb (face was).
And D is wrong because the commas divide the explanatory phrase (lit up by a candle).
I hope this helps.
Basic sentence: Her face was radiant.
inserted phrase: lit up by a candle.
So, A and C are wrong because the comma divides the subject from its verb (face was).
And D is wrong because the commas divide the explanatory phrase (lit up by a candle).
I hope this helps.
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