Question

which revision corrects the error in this sentence?my cousins from minnesota found a small dog under the picnic table in their backyard it was six miles from its owners house.a my cousins from minnesota found a small dog under the picnic table in their backyard. it was six miles from its owners house.b my cousins from minnesota found a small dog, under the picnic table in their backyard, but it was six miles from its owners house.c my cousins, from minnesota, found a small dog, under the picnic table in their backyard and it was six miles from its owners house.d my cousins from minnesota, found a small dog under the picnic table in their backyard, because it was six miles from its owners house.

Explanation:

The original sentence is a run - on sentence as it combines two independent clauses without proper punctuation or a conjunction. Option A corrects this by adding a period to separate the two independent clauses, making the sentence grammatically correct. Option B adds an unnecessary comma and a "but" which changes the meaning and is not a correct revision. Option C has incorrect comma usage and the "and" does not fit the context. Option D has an incorrect comma after "Minnesota" and the "because" is illogical as finding the dog is not because it was six miles from its owner's house.

Answer:

A. My cousins from Minnesota found a small dog under the picnic table in their backyard. It was six miles from its owner's house.