Question #N1298
When a person is speaking to someone and the speaker is interrupted, it is often considered polite to finish the thought before continuing. In the following sentence, the word "to" is placed incorrectly because it is unnecessary to finish the speaker’s thought before continuing. The comma after "to" is also incorrect because it is a comma splice—using a comma to connect two independent clauses. Which choice corrects these errors? \begin{align*}\text{I was about to tell you a story, but you interrupted me.}\\\text{I was about to tell you a story, but you interrupted me to.}\end{align*}
Which choice corrects the errors in the sentence?Correct Answer is: D
Choice D corrects both errors in the original sentence. It removes the unnecessary word "to" and the comma splice. The comma is unnecessary because it is not needed between a dependent clause ("I was about to tell you a story") and an independent clause ("but you interrupted me"). Therefore, no comma is needed.