his suitcase stuffed with clothes he hadn’t worn in years—barely made it past the airlines weight…
his suitcase stuffed with clothes he hadn’t worn in years—barely made it past the airlines weight limit.\nwhich choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?\na no change\nb suitcase—stuffed with clothes\nc suitcase stuffed with clothes,\nd suitcase, stuffed with clothes
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Brief Explanations:
The phrase "stuffed with clothes" is a non - restrictive modifier. Non - restrictive modifiers should be set off with commas. In option D, the comma correctly separates the non - restrictive modifier from the main noun "suitcase". Option A has no punctuation for the non - restrictive modifier. Option B uses a dash which is not the correct punctuation for this non - restrictive modifier in this context. Option C has a comma at the wrong place.
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D. suitcase, stuffed with clothes