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Which sentence best shows correct comma usage?

A.
Raja, the goalkeeper kept the other team from making any points.

B.
Raja the goalkeeper, kept the other team from making any points

C.
Raja, the goalkeeper, kept the other team, from making any points

D.
Raja, the goalkeeper, kept the other team from making any points

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The answer is "D." i have to write more than that so hello? i think this is long enough. k bye
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Answer:

D. Raja, the goalkeeper, kept the other team from making any points

Step-by-step explanation:

Commas, as well as dashes and parenthesis, are used to enclose extra information to a sentence or information that is not necessary to the meaning of a sentence, that is, that can be removed from it without changing its meaning, like nonrestrictive appositive phrases.

“The goalkeeper” is a nonrestrictive appositive phrase, and therefore it should be enclosed by punctuation like commas. Appositive phrases are phrases containing a noun or pronoun that rename or re-identify another noun that is placed right beside it, like “the goalkeeper” which renames and gives us more information about a noun placed next to it: “Raja.” Furthermore, this phrase is nonrestrictive because it is not necessary for identifying the noun or pronoun that precedes it.

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