Homework Help: English

Posted by nancy on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 2:09pm.

Deep (1)cognition deep thinking, is vital.

(1)

a)no change
b)cognition, deep thinking, is vital.
c)cognition, deep thinking is vital.
d cognition: deep thinking, is vital.

On this one I answered a) using a comma to separate each description.
was that correct?

English - GuruBlue, Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 2:13pm
I would go with C on this
English - Ms. Sue, Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 2:21pm
I vote for b.
English - Writeacher, Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 4:02pm
I agree with b.

"deep thinking" is an appositive to "deep cognition. Appositives need to be set off by commas -- which means two commas, not one!

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
See #4.
English - Lulu, Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 4:08pm
B
English - nancy, Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 6:58pm
Thank you : )
English - MJ, Friday, August 6, 2010 at 1:53am
B is correct. The comma rule says to set an appositive off with a comma. Deep thinking is indeed in apposition.

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