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Zorluk: OrtaCommas with Lists, Clauses, and Coordinate Adjectives

In the passage below, a portion of the sentence is underlined.

While the ethnomusicologist cataloged traditional folk songs in the Andean highlands, she discovered several rare, expressive melodies, and she transcribed them for future preservation.

Which choice produces a grammatically correct sentence with proper punctuation?

  1. NO CHANGECevap
  2. B
    rare, expressive melodies, she transcribed them
  3. C
    rare expressive melodies; and she transcribed them
  4. D
    rare, expressive, melodies, and she transcribed them

Cevap

The original phrasing 'NO CHANGE' is correct because a comma appropriately separates the coordinate adjectives ('rare, expressive') and a comma paired with the coordinating conjunction 'and' correctly connects two independent clauses.
The original text correctly places a comma between the coordinate adjectives 'rare' and 'expressive' (since 'and' can logically be placed between them) and correctly uses a comma before the coordinating conjunction 'and' to connect the two independent clauses.

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1
Evaluate the relationship between the adjectives 'rare' and 'expressive'.
The adjectives are coordinate because they independently modify 'melodies' (you can say 'rare and expressive melodies' or 'expressive, rare melodies'). Therefore, a comma is required between them.
Coordinate adjectives modifying the same noun must be separated by a comma.
2
Evaluate the punctuation separating the two main clauses: 'she discovered several rare, expressive melodies' and 'she transcribed them for future preservation'.
Both clauses contain a subject and a verb and can stand alone as complete sentences.
When joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (such as 'and'), a comma must precede the conjunction.
3
Compare the underlined portion to the punctuation rules identified.
The original text ('rare, expressive melodies, and she transcribed them') adheres to both rules perfectly.
Selecting 'NO CHANGE' retains valid grammar and avoids comma splices or misplaced commas.

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