Question

Read the sentence. Pick the option which correctly places the punctuation for correct phrasing. Although he thought that she was the best looking girl in the school he was understandably afraid to talk to her. a. Although, he thought that she was the best looking girl in the school he was understandably, afraid to talk to her. c. Although he thought that she was the best looking girl in the school, he was, understandably, afraid to talk to her. b. Although he thought that she was the best looking girl, in the school he was understandably afraid to talk to her. d. Although he thought, that she was the best looking girl, in the school he was understandably afraid to talk to her.

Answer 1

The correct punctuation would be “Although he thought that she was the best looking girl in the school, he was, understandably, afraid to talk to her.” Therefore C is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

The option that correctly places the punctuation for correct phrasing is the following one: Although he thought that she was the best looking girl in the school, he was, understandably, afraid to talk to her.

Explanation:

"Although he thought that she was the best looking girl in the school, he was, understandably, afraid to talk to her" is an introductory clause. Introductory clauses are dependent clauses that set the stage for the main part of the sentence (the independent clause). A comma should be placed after an introductory clause (school,). Then, the adverb "understandably" is between commas because it is a supplement, so it is okay for it to be set off with punctuation.