Question

What is the best way to revise this run-on sentence?A.Last week, we drove to the mall to buy new clothes. In the dressing room, my sister realized she had. Of course, left her purse at home.B.Last week, we drove to the mall to buy new clothes. In the dressing room, my sister realized she had, of course, left her purse at home.C.Last week, we drove to the mall to buy new clothes, and in the dressing room. My sister realized she had, of course, left her purse at home.D.Last week, we drove to the mall to buy new clothes in the dressing room, my sister realized. She had, of course, left her purse at home.

Answer 1

B. Last week, we drove to the mall to buy new clothes. In the dressing room, my sister realized she had, of course, left her purse at home.

Step-by-step explanation:

There is a period between "clothes" and "in" because one sentence is talking about driving there, while the other one is talking about being directly there. Driving to the mall, means you're actively going there. And in the dressing room, means that you're physically there at the mall. So, there's going to be a period between the two sentences since they're talking about two different events.

The reason why there's a comma before and after "of course" is because the sentence would still make sense without those words there. If we were to take out the "of course", it would be something like this. "In the dressing room, my sister realized she had left her purse at home." The sentence still makes sense without having the "of course".