Question #N867
The new school year is about to begin, and, the students are eager to see their friends and to learn new things.
Which choice corrects the punctuation error in the sentence?
A. The new school year is about to begin, and the students are eager to see their friends and to learn new things.
B. The new school year is about to begin, and, the students are eager to see their friends and to learn new things.
C. The new school year is about to begin; and the students are eager to see their friends and to learn new things.
D. The new school year is about to begin; and, the students are eager to see their friends and to learn new things.
Correct Answer is: A
The comma after "begin" is unnecessary. The coordinating conjunction "and" joins two independent clauses, and a comma is only needed when the second clause is not an independent clause, or when there are multiple coordinating conjunctions.