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Writing Workshop: Literary Analysis

Question 5 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer
A
I want to buy the new jacket but it is too expensive.
B
I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.
C
I want to buy the new jacket; but it is too expensive.
D
I want to buy the new jacket, it is too expensive

Explanation

The sentence contains two independent clauses: “I want to buy the new jacket” and “it is too expensive.” When the coordinating conjunction “but” joins independent clauses, place a comma before it. So the correctly punctuated sentence is “I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.”

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