Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?

A. Grandpa has many recordings of the music of his favorite composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B. The book, Tom Sawyer, is full of entertaining and vivid characters.
C. Did the writers Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Herman Melville know one another?
D. The Johnsons' golden retriever Shep likes to fetch tennis and golf balls.

your answer is B) The book, tom sawyer, is full of entertaining and vivid characters.

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

The answer I am pretty sure must be B

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-11

The sentence with the incorrectly punctuated appositive is B. In this sentence, the appositive 'Tom Sawyer' is essential information and should not be set off by commas. The correct punctuation would be 'The book Tom Sawyer is full of entertaining and vivid characters.'
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-26