Question
Which option demonstrates the correct way to use a comma?
Spencer is planning on getting a job after high school, but his parents want him to go to college.
Jody wants to go to a university, she wants to go to Harvard.
Alexia is going to attend a culinary institute, culinary institutes teach students how to cook.
D. J. is going to go to law school, in Connecticut.
Spencer is planning on getting a job after high school, but his parents want him to go to college.
Jody wants to go to a university, she wants to go to Harvard.
Alexia is going to attend a culinary institute, culinary institutes teach students how to cook.
D. J. is going to go to law school, in Connecticut.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct option that demonstrates the proper use of a comma is:
**Spencer is planning on getting a job after high school, but his parents want him to go to college.**
This sentence correctly uses a comma before the conjunction "but" to separate two independent clauses.
The other options contain comma splices, which are incorrect.
**Spencer is planning on getting a job after high school, but his parents want him to go to college.**
This sentence correctly uses a comma before the conjunction "but" to separate two independent clauses.
The other options contain comma splices, which are incorrect.