Question

how would you edit the following sentence?
harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.
○ insert comma before the conjunction
○ insert comma after the conjunction
○ no comma needed
question 2
1 pts
how would you edit the following sentence?
nobody knows harold can dance because he refuses to dance in public.
○ insert comma after the subordinator
○ insert comma after the word refuses
○ no comma needed

Explanation:

Question 1

The sentence "Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves" has two independent clauses ("Harold is an excellent singer" and "he can dance all of the latest dance moves") joined by the conjunction "and". When joining two independent clauses with a conjunction, a comma should be placed before the conjunction.

The sentence "Nobody knows Harold can dance because he refuses to dance in public" has a main clause ("Nobody knows Harold can dance") and a subordinate clause ("because he refuses to dance in public") introduced by the subordinator "because". In this case, the subordinate clause is essential to the meaning (explaining why nobody knows) and no comma is needed between the main clause and the subordinate clause introduced by "because" when the subordinate clause follows the main clause.

Answer:

Insert comma before the conjunction

Question 2