Homework Help: Grammar

Posted by Marie on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:45am.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
A) The implant was ruptured, it was removed, the capsule was irrigated.
B) The implant was ruptured it was removed, the capsule was irrigated.
C) The implant was ruptured, it was removed the capsule was irrigated.

My answer is b

Grammar - Ms. Sue, Monday, October 22, 2012 at 12:38pm
Your answer is wrong.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
Grammar - Writeacher, Monday, October 22, 2012 at 12:39pm
None are correct, especially not b.

If all you have are commas separating those independent clauses, you have a series of run-on sentences.

You need semicolons to replace the commas in a -- then you'll have a correctly punctuated sentence.

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