The statement that best describes how the lack of punctuation affects the meaning of this excerpt is: She screamed at the crew
<h3>What is punctuation?</h3>
Punctuations are known to be marks that are used in writing to separate sentences and help them create meanings. Some examples of punctuation are period, question mark, commas, etc.
The selected option misses a comma just before the next line that started with "And".
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Answer: 1. Compound complex sentence.
2. The cat walked and purred.
Explanation: 1. Compound complex sentences have at least 2 independent clauses and one dependent clause combined by a comma and/or coordinating conjuction.
[After Molly lost the student council] - Dependent clause
[She decided to try out for soccer] - Independent clause
[Her friends thought she made a good decision] - independent clause
These sentences above are combined by a coordinating conjuction and commas.
2. The coordinating conjuction (and) is used to combine the two sentences therefore it is unnecessary to use the subject ( the cat) repeatedly.
When a writer edits his/her own work, all four errors in grammar and usage listed above, need to be looked for.
a. Ways to replace overused words. A paragraph sounds clumsy when the same words are used too many times in a sentence/paragraph
b. Problems with verb tenses. It is very important to use the same verb tense throughout your written work.
c. Sentences missing commas and periods. If a sentence does not contain commas and periods, it is confusing and ends up being a jumble of words.
<span>d. Misused or missing capitalization.</span>
Answer:
d) The boy has on a cowboy shirt. It is covered in mud.
Explanation:
I took the test
