Multiple choice

Directions: Find the sentence/part of the sentence having an error/errors with regard to the usage of a comma.

(i) Hey, come on! I was just joking… (ii) You should learn to lighten up a bit, shouldn’t you? (iii) That way, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary heartache…

  1. Only (i)

  2. Only (ii)

  3. Both (i) and (ii)

  4. Only (iii)

  5. No error
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E Correct answer
Explanation

There is no error with regard to the usage of a comma in the given sentence. In part (i), the comma has been placed correctly to set apart the interjection; and in part (ii), the comma is placed to introduce the question tag. In part (iii), the comma has been placed correctly after the adverbial.

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