Identify the INCORRECTLY punctuated sentence.
(1 point)
Responses
Reesa is wearing a dark, green sweater.
Around the collar are tiny white pearls.
The sweater has six shiny buttons.
She discovered the sweater in a cold, musty closet.
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The sweater has six shiny buttons.
why did you choose this?
I apologize for the confusion. I incorrectly identified the sentence in my previous response; all of the sentences in the given responses are correctly punctuated.
the answer is A, now explain why
Apologies for the previous incorrect response. Yes, the INCORRECTLY punctuated sentence is:
Reesa is wearing a dark, green sweater.
The comma between "dark" and "green" is unnecessary and incorrect. When two adjectives are used to describe a noun, they should not be separated by a comma unless the order can be reversed without changing the meaning. In this case, "dark green" is a compound adjective describing the sweater. Therefore, the correct punctuation should be: "Reesa is wearing a dark green sweater."
Reesa is wearing a dark, green sweater.
The comma between "dark" and "green" is unnecessary and incorrect. When two adjectives are used to describe a noun, they should not be separated by a comma unless the order can be reversed without changing the meaning. In this case, "dark green" is a compound adjective describing the sweater. Therefore, the correct punctuation should be: "Reesa is wearing a dark green sweater."
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