Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 23 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses comma rules correctly?
A) Jayme worried about flying in an airplane, even though her therapist had assured her, she would be safe.
B) Jayme worried about flying, in an airplane even though her therapist had assured her she would be safe.
C) Jayme worried, about flying in an airplane even though her therapist had assured her, she would be safe.
D) Jayme worried about flying in an airplane, even though her therapist had assured her she would be safe.

Question

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 23 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses comma rules correctly?
A) Jayme worried about flying in an airplane, even though her therapist had assured her, she would be safe.
B) Jayme worried about flying, in an airplane even though her therapist had assured her she would be safe.
C) Jayme worried, about flying in an airplane even though her therapist had assured her, she would be safe.
D) Jayme worried about flying in an airplane, even though her therapist had assured her she would be safe.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This sentence correctly uses a comma after "airplane" to set off the dependent clause "even though her therapist had assured her she would be safe" from the main clause "Jayme worried about flying in an airplane." No comma is needed before "even though" because it is a subordinating conjunction introducing the dependent clause.