Whenever Billy comes visiting, she becomes bad tempered and angry, leaving Sarah bewildered and Annie even more upset.
Correct answer: B. Bad tempered
- A. Visiting
- B. Bad tempered
- C. Angry
- D. Upset
Explanation
The sentence "Whenever Billy comes visiting, she becomes bad tempered and angry, leaving Sarah bewildered and Annie even more upset" contains a compound predicate, where two adjectives "bad tempered" and "angry" describe the subject "she".To separate the two adjectives, a comma is needed after "bad tempered".The correct punctuation would be:"Whenever Billy comes visiting, she becomes bad tempered, and angry, leaving Sarah bewildered and Annie even more upset."The comma after "bad tempered" is necessary to separate the two adjectives and create a clear and concise sentence.
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