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Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows.
Your dog escaped from your house, in fact, she dug a hole; in my lawn.
Which of the choices below fixes the misplaced punctuation?
A. Your dog; escaped from your house, in fact she dug a hole in my lawn.
B. Your dog escaped from your house in fact; she dug a hole in my lawn.
C. Your dog escaped from your house; in fact, she dug a hole in my lawn.
D. Your dog escaped from your house, in fact she dug; a hole in my lawn.
Answer:
The option that fixes the punctuation is:
C. Your dog escaped from your house; in fact, she dug a hole in my lawn.
Explanation:
The most important thing to pay attention to in the sentence we are analyzing here is the <u>use of the semicolon</u>.<u> It is supposed to separate the different independent clauses so that it is clear where one idea ends and the other begins. That is why it should be place right at the end of the first clause.</u>
Then, we can think of the <u>comm</u>a that <u>commonly accompanies the phrase "in fact".</u> It should be placed right after it. Therefore, the correctly punctuated sentence would be:
C. Your dog escaped from your house; in fact, she dug a hole in my lawn.
