Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
1.A) Dr. Jones is an excellent surgeon but does not have a good bedside manner.
B) Dr. Jones is an excellent surgeon, but does not have a good bedside manner.
C) Dr. Jones, is an excellent surgeon, but does not have a good bedside manner.
My answer is B
2.A) The motor vehicle accident however was not the patient's fault.
B) The motor vehicle accident, however, was not the patient's fault.
C) The motor vehicle accident, however was not the patient's fault.
My answer is B
Your answer for 2 is correct. Your answer for 1. is wrong. This sentence does not need a comma because the last part is not an independent clause.
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You are correct!
1. The correctly punctuated sentence is B) "Dr. Jones is an excellent surgeon, but does not have a good bedside manner." To correctly punctuate this sentence, we need to place a comma after "surgeon" to separate the two independent clauses ("Dr. Jones is an excellent surgeon" and "does not have a good bedside manner").
2. The correctly punctuated sentence is also B) "The motor vehicle accident, however, was not the patient's fault." In this case, we need to use a comma after "accident" to set off the introductory word "however" from the rest of the sentence. This comma helps to indicate a pause and clarify the structure of the sentence.