Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) I understand Anne that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings.
B) I understand, Anne, that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings.
C) I understand, Anne that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings.
I answered C
The correct answer is B) "I understand, Anne, that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings."
To determine the correct punctuation, let's break down the options.
Option A) "I understand Anne that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings." This sentence is missing commas after "Anne" and before "that". Commas are used to set off nonessential information, such as the name "Anne" in this case. Therefore, this option is incorrect.
Option B) "I understand, Anne, that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings." This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the name "Anne" as nonessential information. The first comma follows "understand", and the second comma follows "Anne". This option is the correctly punctuated sentence.
Option C) "I understand, Anne that you really don’t care about hurting my feelings." This sentence is missing a comma after the name "Anne". Commas are required to separate the name from the rest of the sentence. Therefore, this option is also incorrect.