Errors in the use of punctuation marks - Comma
The answer is d.
A.Birds such as eagles, hawks, and falcons are known as raptors.
B.Money raised by the sale of UNICEF greeting cards goes toward famine relief, health care, and education.
C.The Dead Sea Scrolls shed new light on the Old Testament, and give a firsthand account of Jewish life early in the Christian era.
D.Ermine is the name for weasels that turn white in winter.
I disagree with your answer.
its b?
No.
There's no reason for the comma in sentence C.
To identify errors in the use of punctuation marks, particularly the comma, you need to examine each sentence and determine if the comma is correctly placed. Here is a breakdown of each sentence:
A. "Birds such as eagles, hawks, and falcons are known as raptors."
In this sentence, the comma is correctly used to separate the items in a list.
B. "Money raised by the sale of UNICEF greeting cards goes towards famine relief, health care, and education."
This sentence also uses the comma correctly to separate the items in a list.
C. "The Dead Sea Scrolls shed new light on the Old Testament, and give a firsthand account of Jewish life early in the Christian era."
The comma here is correctly used to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
D. "Ermine is the name for weasels that turn white in winter."
The sentence is correctly punctuated, and there are no errors in the use of commas.
Based on the breakdown, there doesn't seem to be any errors in the use of punctuation marks, particularly the comma. Therefore, the correct answer is D.