Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. There may be a punctuation error in the sentence above. If so, choose the sentence that corrects it. If not, choose "Correct as is."

A) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 24, 1972, and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. B) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. C) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. D) Correct as is.

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Misael Richmond

12 April, 04:27

Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. There may be a punctuation error in the sentence above. If so, choose the sentence that corrects it. If not, choose "Correct as is."

A) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 24, 1972, and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. B) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. C) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. D) Correct as is.

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Camille Cantu · Answer 1

The correct answer is not B. the correct answer is A.

Jane Yates · Answer 2

B) Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

A comma is necessary between a City and State (Stamford, Connecticut and Brooklyn, New York) as well as between a date and year (October 24, 1972). No other commas are necessary in the sentence.