Which of the following sentences contains a comma error? With the moving van packed, my friend had to say goodbye. The packages

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Which of the following sentences contains a comma error? With the moving van packed, my friend had to say goodbye. The packages

became too heavy for me, I dropped them. Everyone, even our neighbors, came to our Super Bowl party. My sweet, quiet father surprised us with his outburst yesterday.

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nasty-shy [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-14T04:04:27+03:00

nasty-shy [4]3 years ago

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"The packages became too heavy for me; I dropped them."
The one above me is wrong, for you use a comma when listing descriptions.

alexandr402 [8] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-14T06:15:16+03:00

Answer: B) The packages became too heavy for me, I dropped them.

Explanation: when we have two independent clauses (phrases that have a subject and a predicate and make complete sense on their own), we can join them in two ways: by using a conjunction (so, but, and, etc) placed after a comma (the packages became too heavy for me, so I dropped them), or by using a semicolon (the packages became too heavy for me; I dropped them). But using only a comma is incorrect.