Question

noredink lq21: conjunction punctuation (fanboys) question 1 of 20
fix any punctuation or capitalization errors below. click \submit answer\ if there are none.
mr. smithers, and his baking skills are needed for the thanksgiving dinner.

Explanation:

The sentence incorrectly uses a comma before the coordinating conjunction "and" when it is joining a noun phrase ("Mr. Smithers") and another noun phrase ("his baking skills") as compound subjects. No comma is needed in this structure.

Answer:

Mr. Smithers and his baking skills are needed for the Thanksgiving dinner.