Identify which one of the following sentences is missing punctuation. Please correct the
error and explain why the correction is necessary.
a. I woke up when the book slipped from my lap and landed on my foot.
b. After the book slid from my lap and landed on my foot I realized that I had fallen asleep.
b.After the book slid from my lap and landed on my foot, I realized that I had fallen asleep.
The sentence that is missing punctuation is:
b. After the book slid from my lap and landed on my foot I realized that I had fallen asleep.
The correction to the sentence is:
b. After the book slid from my lap and landed on my foot, I realized that I had fallen asleep.
Explanation:
The correction is necessary because the sentence is missing a comma before the conjunction 'and'. In this case, the comma is needed to separate the two independent clauses. By adding the comma, the sentence becomes grammatically correct and easier to understand. The comma helps to clarify the relationship between the book sliding off the lap and the realization that the person had fallen asleep.