In which of the following sentences are commas correctly placed?

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President Obama, who was our 44th president, spoke about voting rights.
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President Obama, spoke about voting rights, when he was our 44th president.
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One of President Obama's speeches, was about voting rights.
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Voting rights, were addressed in a speech, by President Obama.
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1 answer

The sentence with the correctly placed commas is:

"President Obama, who was our 44th president, spoke about voting rights."

The other sentences have incorrect comma placements:

  • "President Obama, spoke about voting rights, when he was our 44th president." (Unnecessary comma after "Obama.")
  • "One of President Obama's speeches, was about voting rights." (Unnecessary comma after "speeches.")
  • "Voting rights, were addressed in a speech, by President Obama." (Unnecessary commas after "rights" and "speech.")