The Poet Laureate Consultant, and the Librarian of Congress eagerly prepare for the new Walt Whitman exhibit.

How is the comma used incorrectly in the sentence above?

The comma attempts to separate a compound subject.

The comma attempts to separate a compound predicate.

The comma attempts to set apart an essential element.

The comma attempts to join two independent clauses.

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Drew Fuentes

19 February, 23:54

The Poet Laureate Consultant, and the Librarian of Congress eagerly prepare for the new Walt Whitman exhibit.

How is the comma used incorrectly in the sentence above?

The comma attempts to separate a compound subject.

The comma attempts to separate a compound predicate.

The comma attempts to set apart an essential element.

The comma attempts to join two independent clauses.

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Genevieve Werner · Answer 1

The Poet Laureate Consultant, and the Librarian of Congress eagerly prepare for the new Walt Whitman exhibit.

The comma is used incorrectly in the sentence above because it attempts to separate a compound subject.

When there are two or more subjects in a sentence, they are called a compound subject. Since there are two subjects in this sentence (1. the Poet Laureate Consultant and 2. the Librarian of Congress), it is also a compound subject and therefore should not be separated using a comma.