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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.
The Highland Fruit Festival (1999-2001) had the best apples and the sweetest watermelon.
B.
The Highland Fruit Festival, (1999-2001), had the best apples and the sweetest watermelon.
C.
The Highland Fruit Festival 1999-2001 had—the best apples and the sweetest watermelon.
D.
The Highland Fruit Festival 1999-2001 had the best, apples and the sweetest, watermelon.

1 answer

The correct sentence is:

A. The Highland Fruit Festival (1999-2001) had the best apples and the sweetest watermelon.

This sentence correctly uses parentheses to indicate the years of the festival without any extraneous punctuation.