Identify the comma rule that the following sentence breaks:
In their homeroom classes, students learned of a new very strict rule that would affect their parking privileges.
A) Use a comma to separate three or more items in a series.
B) Use a comma to set off a phrase or clause at the beginning of a sentence.
C) Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
D) Use a comma to set off a
Answer:
C) Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
Explanation:
One of the comma rules that the given sentence above breaks is the rule of using a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
This rule means that when there are two adjectives modifying the same noun, then a comma must be used to separate them.
If the rule was followed, then the sentence would be "In their homeroom classes, students learned of a new, very strict rule that would affect their parking privileges"
