Which option demonstrates the correct way to use a comma?

Question

options:

Alexia is going to attend a culinary institute, culinary institutes teach students how to cook.
Alexia is going to attend a culinary institute, culinary institutes teach students how to cook.

Spencer is planning on getting a job after high school, but his parents want him to go to college.
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.
Jody wants to go to a university, she wants to go to Harvard.

D.J. is going to go to law school, in Connecticut.

Answer 1

The option that demonstrates the correct way to use 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 join two independent clauses.

The other options contain errors related to comma usage:

• Option 1 repeats itself with no different phrasing.
• Option 3 has a comma splice (two independent clauses joined incorrectly with just a comma).
• Option 4 incorrectly places a comma before the prepositional phrase "in Connecticut."

So, the correct option is the one about Spencer.

Answer 2

Read this sentence, "Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football team." (Illuminate)

Which of the following options is the best way to change the sentence to use an ellipsis for the purpose of creating a pause?

options:

Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football...team.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football...team.

Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to contribute to our school’s football team...someday.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to contribute to our school’s football team...someday.

Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our...school’s football team.
Away from school, we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our...school’s football team.

Away from school...we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football team.

Answer 3

The best option for using an ellipsis to create a pause in the sentence is:

Away from school...we have trained tirelessly and hope to someday contribute to our school’s football team.

This option uses the ellipsis effectively to indicate a pause after "Away from school," which alters the rhythm of the sentence and introduces a break before continuing with the next part.

The other options either place the ellipsis in a way that disrupts the flow or does not create as effective a pause.

Answer 4

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? (Illuminate)

options:

Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.

Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids, the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids, the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.

Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids the guide believed that they were safe so they were reassured.
Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids the guide believed that they were safe so they were reassured.

Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids; the guide believed that it was safe; so they were reassured.

Answer 5

The sentence that is punctuated correctly is:

Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids, the guide believed that they were safe, so they were reassured.

This option correctly uses a comma after the introductory clause "Although the rafters felt nervous about the rapids" and places another comma before the conjunction "so" to separate the independent clauses.

The other options contain punctuation errors, such as incorrect semicolon usage or missing commas.

Answer 6

Which of the following options is the right way to utilize an ellipsis for the purpose of omission for the sentence, "After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then got on the bus to go home."?

options:

After lunch, I went to math class...and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class...and then got on the bus to go home.

After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall... and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall... and then got on the bus to go home.

After lunch...I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then got on the bus to go home.
After lunch...I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then got on the bus to go home.

After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall, and then...got on the bus to go home.

Answer 7

The correct way to utilize an ellipsis for the purpose of omission in the sentence is:

After lunch, I went to math class, which was right down the hall... and then got on the bus to go home.

This option properly uses the ellipsis to indicate that some information (in this case, the portion about math class being right down the hall) has been omitted. It maintains the grammatical structure of the sentence while creating an effective pause.

The other options either do not use the ellipsis correctly in the context of omission or disrupt the flow of the original sentence.

Answer 8

Adam wrote a paper on hurricanes for school. He located the following quote while looking up research articles (Illuminate):

"Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph, Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them."

Adam noticed that this quote is too long to use in a paper, and only wanted to use part of it. Which of these options is a way that Adam could shorten the quote so he could use it in his paper?

options:

Hurricanes are given common names...because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists...when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...because there can often be more than one active hurricane at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists...when reporting on them.

Hurricanes...often...more than one...at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes...often...more than one...at a time. Naming them helps meteorologists keep them separate when reporting on them.

Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.
Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.

Hurricanes are given common names like Ralph Judy, Katrina, Ivan, George, Tyler, and Andrew...keep them separate when reporting on them.

Answer 9

The best option for Adam to shorten the quote while maintaining the core meaning is:

Hurricanes are given common names...keep them separate when reporting on them.

This option effectively summarizes the main point about the purpose of naming hurricanes and uses an ellipsis to indicate that some words have been omitted. The remaining sentence still conveys the important information without being too long for his paper.

The other options either omit too much essential information or disrupt the flow of the original quote.