Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Milton wrote many prose works, but is more famous for poetry.
B. In a sequence of sonnets dedicated to his wife Edmund Spenser traced their courtship.
C. Sonnets were new to England, when Sir Philip Sidney wrote them.
D. When Elizabeth I made her famous speech, the Spanish Armada threatened England.
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There are two correct answers for this: A and D.
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To determine which sentence is punctuated correctly, we need to examine each option and identify any punctuation errors.
Option A: "Milton wrote many prose works, but is more famous for poetry."
This sentence is correctly punctuated. It uses a comma to separate the two independent clauses "Milton wrote many prose works" and "he is more famous for poetry."
Option B: "In a sequence of sonnets dedicated to his wife Edmund Spenser traced their courtship."
This sentence is missing proper punctuation. It should include a comma after "wife" to separate the dependent clause from the main clause. The correct punctuation would be: "In a sequence of sonnets dedicated to his wife, Edmund Spenser traced their courtship."
Option C: "Sonnets were new to England, when Sir Philip Sidney wrote them."
This sentence is incorrectly punctuated. It should not have a comma after "England" because the dependent clause "when Sir Philip Sidney wrote them" should be placed before "England." The correct punctuation would be: "When Sir Philip Sidney wrote them, sonnets were new to England."
Option D: "When Elizabeth I made her famous speech, the Spanish Armada threatened England."
This sentence is correctly punctuated. It uses a comma before and after the introductory clause "When Elizabeth I made her famous speech."
Therefore, the sentence that is correctly punctuated is Option A: "Milton wrote many prose works, but is more famous for poetry."