Question

Where is the punctuation error in this sentence?

The potatoes are in the oven,1 Kim2 if you3 put4 the steaks on.

A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4

Answer 1

The punctuation error is at position 1, where a comma is incorrectly used to separate two independent clauses. It should be replaced with a period or a semicolon.

Step-by-step explanation:

The punctuation error in the sentence is after "oven," where a comma is used incorrectly. The correct punctuation after "oven" should be a period or a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses in the sentence. The corrected sentence should read either "The potatoes are in the oven. Kim, if you put the steaks on." or "The potatoes are in the oven; Kim, if you put the steaks on." Thus, the error corresponds to choice A.

Answer 2

1 you are separating them