Question

question 2 of 15
which revision is needed to correct the following sentence?
the dark fragrant cave held a colony of several thousand bats.
a. add a comma after the word several.
b. add a comma after the word fragrant.
c. add a comma after the word thousand.
d. add a comma after the word dark.

Explanation:

In the sentence "The dark fragrant cave held a colony of several thousand bats", "dark" and "fragrant" are two adjectives describing "cave". When multiple adjectives modify a noun, a comma is used between coordinate adjectives. Here, "dark" and "fragrant" are coordinate adjectives, so a comma should be added after "dark" (or between "dark" and "fragrant"). Option D suggests adding a comma after "dark", which is correct. Option A: Adding a comma after "several" is unnecessary. Option B: Adding a comma after "fragrant" would be incorrect as the adjectives are before the noun and need a comma between them, not after the second one in this context. Option C: Adding a comma after "thousand" is incorrect as "several thousand" is a phrase modifying "bats" and no comma is needed there.

Answer:

D. Add a comma after the word dark.