Question

correct the text by inserting or removing commas. there should be a total of four commas. (note: in this skill, serial commas are not optional.) during her adolescence in lorain ohio toni morrison became interested, in the novels of jane austen, fyodor dostoyevsky, and leo tolstoy.

Explanation:

1. Add a comma after "Lorain" to set off the city-state location pair "Lorain, Ohio".
2. Add a comma after "Ohio" to set off the introductory location phrase from the main clause about Toni Morrison.
3. Remove the unnecessary comma after "interested" which incorrectly splits the verb phrase.
4. Keep the required serial commas after "Jane Austen" and "Fyodor Dostoyevsky" (these count towards the four total commas, paired with the two new commas added for location).

Answer:

During her adolescence in Lorain, Ohio, Toni Morrison became interested in the novels of Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Leo Tolstoy.