Identify where the comma or commas should appear in the sentence below.
With real estate tax bills coming and no raises expected at the company Jack asked his parents his best friend and his brother for loans.
O There should be commas after "coming." "company." "parents," and "friend."
There should be commas after company," "parents," and "friend."
There should be commas after "parents" and "friend."
O There should be commas after "coming," "parents." and "friend."
After reading the sentence, we can identify the following place for commas:
B. There should be commas after "company," "parents," and "friend."
The part "with real estate tax bills coming and no raises expected at the company," even though long, functions as an introductory sentence. Thus, a comma must come right after its last word ("company").
Notice that, if we add a comma after the word "coming", we will change the meaning of the sentence a little. So, it is best not to add it there.
Then, we have a list of people whom Jack asked for raises. Whenever we list more than two items, we must place commas to separate each of them.
Therefore, commas must come after "parents" and "friends".
