Item — sat-dog

Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

It was a dark and stormy night. The wind howled outside, rattling the windows. Inside, the old mansion was eerily silent. A single candle flickered on the table, casting long shadows across the walls. The only sound was the creaking of the floorboards as I crept down the hallway.

Which choice best describes the punctuation error in the sentence *The only sound was the creaking of the floorboards as I crept down the hallway.*?

A
The sentence contains an unnecessary comma after "sound."
B
The sentence requires a comma after "sound" to separate the main clause from the dependent clause.
C
The sentence requires a semicolon after "sound" to separate the two independent clauses.
D
The sentence contains no punctuation errors.

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