Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?

A.
Following an introduction, Ms. Graves, the chair of the foundation, spoke, and she received a standing ovation.

B.
Following an introduction, Ms. Graves, the chair of the foundation, spoke; and she received a standing ovation.

C.
Following an introduction, Ms. Graves, the chair of the foundation, spoke, and received a standing ovation.

D.
Following an introduction, Ms. Graves, the chair of the foundation, spoke, she received a standing ovation.

Respuesta :

The sentence that does not contain any punctuation errors is option C. Following an introduction, Ms. Graves, the chair of the foundation, spoke, and received a standing ovation. In this sentence, commas indicate here an additional information about Ms. Graves, and also to separate coordinating verbs which are "spoke" and "received".