Question

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly? (Look carefully!)

a) To try to keep busy; Rapunzel read books; painted; played games; and cleaned.

b) To try to keep busy: Rapunzel read books, painted, played games, and cleaned.

c) To try to keep busy, Rapunzel read books, painted, played games, and cleaned.

d) To try to keep busy Rapunzel read books: painted: played games: and cleaned.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

c) To try to keep busy, Rapunzel read books, painted, played games, and cleaned.

This sentence uses a comma correctly to separate clauses. The clause "To try to keep busy" is an independent clause and could be a sentence on its own. The clause "Rapunzel read books, painted, played games, and cleaned" is also an independent clause and could be a sentence on its own. The two clauses are joined by a comma, which indicates a pause between them. The other sentences use punctuation incorrectly.