Which sentence below is CORRECTLY punctuated?
(1 point)
Responses
Richard Bushnell, who attended the University of Utah, enjoyed playing computer games in college.
Richard Bushnell, who attended the University of Utah, enjoyed playing computer games in college.
Bushnell hired Steve Jobs who later became the CEO of Apple Computers.
Bushnell hired Steve Jobs who later became the CEO of Apple Computers.
The version of Pong, that Atari introduced, was extremely popular.
The version of Pong, that Atari introduced, was extremely popular.
Richard Bushnell, who attended the University of Utah, enjoyed playing computer games in college.
The correct sentence is:
Richard Bushnell, who attended the University of Utah, enjoyed playing computer games in college.
The correct sentence is: "Richard Bushnell, who attended the University of Utah, enjoyed playing computer games in college."
To determine which sentence is correctly punctuated, we need to analyze the use of commas. Commas are used to separate clauses or phrases within a sentence, and they must be placed correctly to avoid confusion or ambiguity.
In this case, we need to use commas to set off the phrase "who attended the University of Utah," which provides additional information about Richard Bushnell. The phrase is a nonessential or nonrestrictive clause, meaning that it is not essential to the main meaning of the sentence.
Option 1 correctly uses two commas to set off the nonessential clause: "Richard Bushnell, who attended the University of Utah, enjoyed playing computer games in college."
Options 2 and 4 do not use any commas to set off the nonessential clauses, which is incorrect.
Option 3 incorrectly uses a comma after "Jobs," which creates a comma splice error. A comma splice occurs when two complete sentences are incorrectly joined by a comma. In this case, "Bushnell hired Steve Jobs" and "who later became the CEO of Apple Computers" are two complete sentences that should be separated by a period or joined with a conjunction.
Option 5 incorrectly uses a comma before "that Atari introduced." This comma placement is incorrect because it creates confusion in the meaning of the sentence.