Read the passage from a draft of Buddy’s essay.
The United States features three co-equal branches of government. The house of representatives and the senate oversee the legislative branch. The president of the United States oversees the executive branch. And the judicial branch is overseen by the court system, including the supreme court.
Which passage best corrects the errors in the draft?
A) The United States features three co-equal branches of government. The house of representatives and the senate oversee the legislative branch. The president of the United States oversees the executive branch.
B) The United States features three co-equal branches of government. The house of representatives and the Senate oversee the legislative branch. The president of the United States oversees the Executive Branch. And the court system, including the supreme court, oversees the judicial branch.
C) The house of representatives and the senate oversee the legislative branch. The president of the United States oversees the executive branch. And the judicial branch is overseen by the court system, including the Supreme Court. The United States features three co-equal branches of government.
D) The United States features three co-equal branches of government. The House of Representatives and the Senate oversee the legislative branch. The president of the United States oversees the executive branch. And the court system, including the Supreme Court, oversees the judicial branch.
The correct passage that best corrects the errors in the draft is option D:
"The United States features three co-equal branches of government. The House of Representatives and the Senate oversee the legislative branch. The president of the United States oversees the executive branch. And the court system, including the Supreme Court, oversees the judicial branch."
The original draft had errors in capitalization and punctuation. In option D, the errors are corrected. "House of Representatives" and "Senate" are capitalized as proper nouns, and "Executive Branch" and "Supreme Court" are also capitalized. The punctuation is also corrected, with a period placed at the end of each sentence to ensure proper sentence structure.