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Which sentence contains an error in punctuation pertaining to commas?

A) Hesitantly, he opened the bright, squared-shaped package.
B) The rain fell in steady, repetitive, cycles throughout the night.
C) Many visitors enjoy the cool, inviting atmosphere of the natural spring.
D) We hoped and prayed for a clearing as we hiked the long, treacherous path through the hills.

Hint: Look for excessive use of commas.

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B. because there are two words explaining cycles so it should be The rain fell in "steady, repetitive cycles" throughout the night. You can also refer to D "we hiked the long, treacherous path"
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Answer:

The corrrect answer is option b) "The rain fell in steady, repetitive, cycles throughout the night."

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the common uses of commas in punctuation is to separate adjectives that describe a noun, this is called "coordinate adjectives". In this case, in option B we are separating coordinate adjectives that describes a rain cycle (steady and repetitive) but word "cycle" is a noun, not an adjective. Therefore, a comma is not needed before the noun "cycle".

In the rest of the options, the comma is used to separate adjectives that describe nouns so they are correct:

a) bright, squared-shaped package

c) cool, inviting atmosphere

d) long, treacherous path

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