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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure

Question 4 • DBN LA 6-CR

Choose the proper punctuation for the sentence.

Answer
A
Jim, my father, is going to drive me to the mall.
B
Jim, my father is going to drive me to the mall.

Explanation

“My father” renames or explains who Jim is, so it is a nonessential appositive and should be set off with commas. The sentence is therefore: “Jim, my father, is going to drive me to the mall.” Choice B leaves the appositive without its closing comma and makes the sentence incorrectly punctuated.

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