Question #N398

The sentence below contains an error in punctuation. Which choice corrects the error in the sentence? <br> **The old, weathered house, stood at the end of the road, its windows boarded up.**
A. The old, weathered house stood at the end of the road, its windows boarded up.
B. The old, weathered house; stood at the end of the road, its windows boarded up.
C. The old, weathered house stood at the end of the road; its windows boarded up.
D. The old, weathered house, stood at the end of the road its windows boarded up.

Correct Answer is: A

The original sentence incorrectly uses commas to separate the words "house" and "stood." The correct sentence separates these words with a period, as in choice A.