which sentences are punctuated correctly? select 3 options. the cake (that i made for my mothers birthday)…

which sentences are punctuated correctly? select 3 options. the cake (that i made for my mothers birthday) was dark chocolate. the nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb. f. scott fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films. the coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment. leonardo da vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the renaissance.

which sentences are punctuated correctly? select 3 options. the cake (that i made for my mothers birthday) was dark chocolate. the nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb. f. scott fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films. the coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment. leonardo da vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the renaissance.

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Brief Explanations:

  1. In "The cake (that I made for my mother's birthday) was dark chocolate.", the parentheses are misused as the information is essential and not parenthetical.
  2. "The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb." is correct as the non - restrictive clause "who was kind and compassionate" is set off by commas.
  3. In "F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films.", the dash is misused; a comma would be more appropriate for a non - restrictive clause.
  4. "The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment." has no punctuation errors as the prepositional phrase "with the red jacket" is essential to identify the coach.
  5. "Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance." is correct as the appositive "painter and sculptor" is set off by dashes.

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B. The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb. D. The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment. E. Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance.