I.True/False.
Determine if the following sentences employ the correct use of commas and apostrophes. Choose true if the sentence is punctuated correctly or false if it is punctuated incorrectly.
The patient’s first visit, to the office, was for lower back pain.
true
false
Grammar has two r's, two a's, and two m's.
What do you think the answer is?
gRammar
and true!
No. Why do you think it's true?
It's false. You don't need the comma after visit and office. The correct sentence is- The patient's first visit to the office was for lower back pain.
To determine if the sentence "The patient’s first visit, to the office, was for lower back pain" employs the correct use of commas and apostrophes, follow these steps:
1. Identify the use of apostrophes: The word "patient's" includes an apostrophe, which is used correctly to indicate possession.
2. Analyze the use of commas:
- The comma after "patient's first visit" is used correctly to set off the added information "to the office."
- The comma after "to the office" is used correctly to set off the additional information "was for lower back pain."
So, in this case, the sentence is punctuated correctly. Therefore, the answer is: true.