Choose the sentence that contains no comma errors.
A) The book, that I borrowed from Elizabeth last week was excellent.
B) About four thousand years ago, Stonehenge, was a center of worship.
C) Alice Jones lived at 15, Cedar Street NE, Colorado Springs Colorado, 92158.
D) Athletic excellence requires a number of traits: perseverance, skill, aggression, and discipline.
I believe the answer is D
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Yes, you are correct. Sentence D) "Athletic excellence requires a number of traits: perseverance, skill, aggression, and discipline" does not contain any comma errors. The commas are used correctly to separate the listed traits in the sentence.
You are correct! The sentence that contains no comma errors is D) "Athletic excellence requires a number of traits: perseverance, skill, aggression, and discipline."
To determine the answer, we need to evaluate each sentence and look for any comma errors. Here's a breakdown of each sentence:
A) "The book, that I borrowed from Elizabeth last week was excellent."
This sentence has a comma error. The phrase "that I borrowed from Elizabeth last week" is essential information, so it should not be separated by commas. It should read: "The book that I borrowed from Elizabeth last week was excellent."
B) "About four thousand years ago, Stonehenge, was a center of worship."
This sentence also has a comma error. The phrase "About four thousand years ago" is non-essential information and should be separated by commas. It should read: "About four thousand years ago, Stonehenge was a center of worship."
C) "Alice Jones lived at 15, Cedar Street NE, Colorado Springs Colorado, 92158."
This sentence has multiple comma errors. The address should not have commas between the elements. It should read: "Alice Jones lived at 15 Cedar Street NE, Colorado Springs, Colorado 92158."
D) "Athletic excellence requires a number of traits: perseverance, skill, aggression, and discipline."
This sentence contains no comma errors. The list of traits is correctly separated by commas, and the sentence is grammatically correct.
So, the correct answer is D) "Athletic excellence requires a number of traits: perseverance, skill, aggression, and discipline."