Choose the correct sentence .
Correct answer: A. After class, but before lunch, I went jogging.
- A. After class, but before lunch, I went jogging.
- B. After class, but before lunch I went jogging.
- C. After class but before lunch, I went jogging.
- D. After class, but before lunch, I went jogging!
Explanation
An exclamation mark will not be used as it is not an exciting statement. Commas are necessary to provide separation between different phrases of complex sentences, in order to avoid misreading of the intended meaning.
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