"Including what you just said?" I asked her, smiling ironically. Choose the selection in which the sentence is properly punctuat
ed. A) NO CHANGE B) "Including what you just said?" I asked her smiling ironically. C) "Including what you just said?" I asked her smiling, ironically. D) "Including what, you just said?" I asked her smiling ironically.
<em>smiling ironically</em> is a participial phrase. If a participial phrase comes at the end of a sentence, use a comma—unless the phrase is restrictive. The phrase <em>smiling ironically </em>is non-restrictive as it does not contain essential information, so you need to use a comma before it.
1. The girls wanted an ice cream cone, SO they left the park early. 2.Mother didn’t have time to go to the store; THEREFORE there was no milk in the refrigerator. 3. James and his team didn’t finish the project; HOWEVER they did work hard.
