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

which sentences are punctuated correctly? select 3 options.\n\n- the cake (that i made for my mothers birthday) was dark chocolate.\n- the nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb.\n- f. scott fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films.\n- the coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment.\n- leonardo da vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the renaissance.
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Brief Explanations:
The question asks to identify three sentences with correct punctuation.
- The cake (that I made for my mother's birthday) was dark chocolate. This is correct. Parentheses are used to set off non-essential, explanatory information.
- The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb. This is correct. The non-restrictive relative clause "who was kind and compassionate" is properly set off by commas.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films. This is incorrect. A dash is generally used for a sudden break in thought or for emphasis; here, the clause is a standard relative clause that would typically take a comma or no punctuation if restrictive.
- The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment. This is correct. The prepositional phrase "with the red jacket" is a restrictive modifier and requires no commas.
- Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance. This is correct. Em dashes are used correctly here to set off an appositive phrase for emphasis.
Since the prompt asks for 3 options, the most standard examples of correct punctuation among the valid choices are the ones using commas for non-restrictive clauses, no punctuation for restrictive phrases, and dashes for appositives.
Answer:
The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb. The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment. Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance.