Question

Select all that apply. Locate the error(s) in the following sentence and select the appropriate letter(s). When my little-known [A] Cousin Tammy [B]—Aunt Edna's [C] second daughter— [D]said, "That depends on what you mean by 'on time'", [E] I laughed for at least fifteen minutes.

Answer 1

The answer is D and E

Answer 2

The right way to write this excerpt would be:

When my little-known cousin Tammy -aunt Edna's second daughter- said "That depends on what you mean by 'on time'", I laughed for at least fifteen minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The errors I can see in this excerpt are:

• The word cousin goes without capital letter.
• Aunt, again without capital letter.
• The comma after the word said, and before the quote is wrong.