Question

place the missing punctuation into the sentence. if the sentence is correct, leave it as is. her explosive nimble sprints quickly had her pegged for the cross - country team in high school.

Explanation:

To determine the missing punctuation, we analyze the sentence structure. "Her explosive, nimble sprints" are descriptive phrases, and "quickly had her pegged..." is the main clause. A comma is needed to separate the adjectives "explosive" and "nimble" as they are coordinate adjectives modifying "sprints". Also, after "quickly", a comma is not correct. Wait, re - examining: the original sentence has "explosive nimble sprints" – "explosive" and "nimble" are both adjectives for "sprints", so we need a comma between them. Then, "quickly" is an adverb, and the correct structure would be "Her explosive, nimble sprints quickly had her pegged for the cross - country team in high school." So the missing punctuation is a comma between "explosive" and "nimble". Wait, the original sentence as given has "explosive nimble sprints quickly" – so first, between "explosive" and "nimble", we need a comma. Then, after "quickly", is there a punctuation? No, the correct sentence should be "Her explosive, nimble sprints quickly had her pegged for the cross - country team in high school." So the missing punctuation is a comma (,) between "explosive" and "nimble".

Answer:

, (comma) should be placed between "explosive" and "nimble" to make the sentence: "Her explosive, nimble sprints quickly had her pegged for the cross - country team in high school."