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Title: Unnecessary Punctuation

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S5-L2

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Even though it was an old rust bucket, to him, it was the most special car in the world.
2	Clue	Punctuations in a sentence help in ending, pausing, and emphasizing.
3	Hint	The comma separates the subject and the predicate.
4	Choice.A	Even though it was an old rust bucket, to him, it was the most special car in the world. The sentence is correct in terms of grammar as it effectively uses a comma to set off the introductory phrase "Even though it was an old rust bucket." This construction adds information about the car’s condition before the main clause, enhancing the overall clarity and flow of the sentence.	No change
5	Choice.B	"Even though it was an old rust bucket. to him, it was the most special car in the world. The sentence lacks a proper punctuation after "bucket" creating a run-on sentence. Proper punctuation is essential for clarity which is absent here.	rust bucket.
6	Choice.C	Even though it was an old rust bucket: to him, it was the most special car in the world. The sentence is incorrect as it lacks proper punctuation to separate the introductory phrase "Even though it was an old rust bucket" from the main clause.	rust bucket:
7	Choice.D	Even though it was an old rust bucket' to him, it was the most special car in the world. The sentence is incorrect in terms of punctuation. There should be a comma after "bucket" to properly separate the two independent clauses.	rust bucket'
8	Step:	Correct sentence	Even though it was an old rust bucket, to him, it was the most special car in the world.
9	Answer	Option	A
10	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Even though it was an old rust bucket, to him, it was the most special car in the world.

Clue

Punctuations in a sentence help in ending, pausing, and emphasizing.

Hint

The comma separates the subject and the predicate.

Choice.A

Even though it was an old rust bucket, to him, it was the most special car in the world.

The sentence is correct in terms of grammar as it effectively uses a comma to set off the introductory phrase "Even though it was an old rust bucket." This construction adds information about the car’s condition before the main clause, enhancing the overall clarity and flow of the sentence.

No change

Choice.B

"Even though it was an old rust bucket. to him, it was the most special car in the world.

The sentence lacks a proper punctuation after "bucket" creating a run-on sentence. Proper punctuation is essential for clarity which is absent here.

rust bucket.

Choice.C

Even though it was an old rust bucket: to him, it was the most special car in the world.

The sentence is incorrect as it lacks proper punctuation to separate the introductory phrase "Even though it was an old rust bucket" from the main clause.

rust bucket:

Choice.D

Even though it was an old rust bucket' to him, it was the most special car in the world.

The sentence is incorrect in terms of punctuation. There should be a comma after "bucket" to properly separate the two independent clauses.

rust bucket'

Step:

Correct sentence

Even though it was an old rust bucket, to him, it was the most special car in the world.

Answer

Option

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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