Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. While his dad put the jack under the car, Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

B. While his dad put the jack under the car; Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

C. While his dad put the jack; under the car, Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

D. While his dad put the jack, under the car Trey looked for the tire iron, in the trunk.

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6 November, 04:15

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. While his dad put the jack under the car, Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

B. While his dad put the jack under the car; Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

C. While his dad put the jack; under the car, Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

D. While his dad put the jack, under the car Trey looked for the tire iron, in the trunk.

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Jamarion Davis · Answer 1

The sentence which is punctuated correctly is this one:

A. While his dad put the jack under the car, Trey looked for the tire iron in the trunk.

The use of comma is evident in this sentence to separate the dependent and independent clauses and initiate a brief pause between them.