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The following sentence may contain a comma error. If a sentence has an error, select the answer option that corrects it. If the sentence is correct, select no change. Frost's home at 29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is now on the National Historic Register; despite his well-known association with New England, he also bought a house in South Miami, Florida, and spent winters there late in his life.

1) Frost's home at 29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts is now on the National Historic Register; despite his well-known association with New England, he also bought a house in South Miami, Florida and spent winters there late in his life.
2) Frost's home at 29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is now on the National Historic Register; despite his well-known association with New England he also bought a house in South Miami, Florida, and spent winters there late in his life.
3) No change

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Final answer:

The original sentence correctly uses commas and does not require any corrections. The correct answer is 3) No change, maintaining the use of commas that properly separate and clarify elements within the sentence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence in question is addressing the locations of poet Robert Frost's homes and his association with New England as well as Florida. The correct use of commas in the sentence helps to clarify the specific details about the locations and preserves the intended pauses in the reading of the sentence. Upon reviewing the options, there does not appear to be a need for a modification as the original sentence is already correct.

The original sentence correctly uses commas to set off the address '29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts' as an appositive, as well as to separate the state 'Florida' following the city 'South Miami'. Hence, the answer is option 3) No change.

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