Question

"Including what you just said?" I asked her, smiling ironically. Choose the selection in which the sentence is properly punctuated. A) NO CHANGE B) "Including what you just said?" I asked her smiling ironically. C) "Including what you just said?" I asked her smiling, ironically. D) "Including what, you just said?" I asked her smiling ironically.

Answer 1

A) NO CHANGE

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is NO CHANGE. A comma is needed to set off the gerund phrase "smiling ironically," but nowhere else in the sentence.

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Answer 2

A) NO CHANGE

Step-by-step explanation:

smiling ironically is a participial phrase. If a participial phrase comes at the end of a sentence, use a comma—unless the phrase is restrictive. The phrase smiling ironically is non-restrictive as it does not contain essential information, so you need to use a comma before it.