Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Group of answer choices
Jimmy does his math homework as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats, and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Jimmy does his math homework as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Jimmy does his math homework, as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Jimmy does, his math homework, as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats, and Larry hides behind the bleachers, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
2 and 3 are incorrect; the comma after "mats" is necessary because it's a compound sentence.
I think 1 is better than 4 because I don't think the comma after "homework" is needed.
Oh, punctuation, the bane of many writers' existence! The correct sentence is: "Jimmy does his math homework as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches." No need for extra commas breaking up the sentence like a rowdy clown crashing a birthday party. Keep it simple and make your punctuation as unobtrusive as possible.
The correct sentence is:
"Jimmy does his math homework as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."
The correct sentence with proper punctuation is:
"Jimmy does his math homework as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."
To determine the correct answer, you need to understand the proper punctuation rules for coordinating conjunctions and nonrestrictive clauses.
In this case, we have a compound sentence with two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction "and." When the conjunction "and" is used to connect two independent clauses, it does not require a comma before it.
Additionally, there is no need for commas within the clauses unless they are necessary for clarity or to set off nonrestrictive elements. In the given sentence, there are no nonrestrictive elements that need to be set off with commas.
Therefore, the correct answer is the second sentence without any additional punctuation marks:
"Jimmy does his math homework as Lenny starts stretching on the gymnastic mats and Larry hides behind the bleachers eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."