While initially refused admission to Officer Candidate School, (6) he fought for it, and eventually was accepted, graduating as a first lieutenant.

Read the passage underlined (6). There may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. If you find a mistake choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

A) Correct as is.

B) he fought for it and eventually was accepted,

C) he fought for it and eventually, was accepted,

D) he fought, for it and eventually was accepted,

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Elyse Lindsey

22 July, 13:59

While initially refused admission to Officer Candidate School, (6) he fought for it, and eventually was accepted, graduating as a first lieutenant.

Read the passage underlined (6). There may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. If you find a mistake choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

A) Correct as is.

B) he fought for it and eventually was accepted,

C) he fought for it and eventually, was accepted,

D) he fought, for it and eventually was accepted,

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Ryder Hodges · Answer 1

B) he fought for it and eventually was accepted,

Explanation: The commas in the original passage make it too awkward. Option B will make the sentence more cohesive and make it flow better.