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QuizMultiple Choice

Capitals and Commas: Part 1

Question 3 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Which sentence correctly uses a comma to join an independent and dependent clause?

Answer
A
When you reach your destination please, give me a call to check in.
B
I will plant the vegetable garden, after I’m done mowing the grass.
C
My cousin who is a black belt in karate, taught me a lesson in self-defense.
D
Although I had been looking forward to the concert, I was just too tired to go.

Explanation

In D, “Although I had been looking forward to the concert” is a dependent clause at the beginning of the sentence. A comma correctly separates it from the independent clause, “I was just too tired to go.” In A, the comma is misplaced; in B, the dependent clause follows the independent clause and does not need a comma here.

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