Question

Read the sentence and answer the question.

They ate lunch in the restaurant and then they took their dog for a walk in the park.
Which correctly shows where a comma is needed in the sentence?


They ate lunch in the restaurant and then they took their dog for a walk, in the park.


They ate lunch in the restaurant and, then they took their dog for a walk in the park.


They ate lunch in the restaurant and then they took their dog, for a walk in the park.


They ate lunch in the restaurant, and then they took their dog for a walk in the park.

Answer 1

The answer is the last option They ate lunch in the restaurant, and then they took their dog for a walk in the park

Answer 2

The correct answer is D, the reason a comma is needed in the first place is because- without it the sentence drags on for too long without a pause (aka a run on sentence).