We picked these apples, when we went upstate which was on Tuesday.
Remove the comma after “apples” and put a comma after “upstate.”
Leave the comma after “apples” and add a comma after “upstate.”
Remove the comma after “apples” and do not add any other commas.
Remove the comma after “apples” and add a comma after “was.”Which revision corrects the punctuation errors in this complex sentence with two dependent clauses?
We picked these apples, when we went upstate which was on Tuesday.
Remove the comma after “apples” and put a comma after “upstate.”
Leave the comma after “apples” and add a comma after “upstate.”
Remove the comma after “apples” and do not add any other commas.
Remove the comma after “apples” and add a comma after “was.”
1 answer
The correct revision is: Remove the comma after “apples” and put a comma after “upstate.”
The revised sentence would read: "We picked these apples when we went upstate, which was on Tuesday."
In this revision, the comma after "apples" is unnecessary because the clause "when we went upstate" is essential to the meaning of the sentence, while the clause "which was on Tuesday" is a non-restrictive clause and requires a comma.
