On February 12 1908 a difficult automobile race was in progress. Six cars left New York for Paris in a route that included the United States, Japan, Russia, Poland, Germany and part of France Met by blizzards and other dangers the racers nevertheless kept on. The German entry reached Paris five months later, and the American entry followed Although the German car came in first, it was given a penalty. As a result of this decision the American car won. The car a Thomas Flyer had gone 13,400 miles in 168 days.
Directions: Choose the best way to write the underlined words given in the question. If an underlined part contains no error, choose d.
1. On February 12, 1908
a)On February 12, 1908,
b)On February 12 1908
c)On February 12, 1908
d)no error
2. racers nevertheless kept
a)racers,nevertheless,kept
b)racers nevertheless, kept
c)racers, nevertheless kept
d)no error
3. came in first, it was
a)came in, first, it was
b)came in first, it was
c)came in, first it was
d)no error
1.a
2.b
3.d
1 - correct
2 - incorrect
3 - correct, I think; what's the difference between b and d?
1. The correct answer is (c) On February 12, 1908. The date should be separated by commas to follow proper punctuation rules.
2. The correct answer is (d) no error. The sentence is already correctly written with no error in the placement of commas.
3. The correct answer is (b) came in first, it was. Commas should be placed after "first" to separate it from the rest of the sentence and avoid confusion in meaning.