00:01
All right, this is testing our comma usage, right? our punctuation, you'll notice that all the answer choices are the same.
00:08
The only thing that's different is that punctuation.
00:10
Now, a rule that i like to use whenever we've got a lot of answer choices is when in doubt, commas out.
00:18
If you can't find a reason for a comma to be there, then don't use one, right? so let's look at our answer choices and see if we actually need a comma.
00:26
Amanda has been, amanda was between semesters at college and her, work at a small at the mall wouldn't do much for her when she got out of school.
00:36
All right.
00:37
So answer choice a doesn't have any commas in the underline portion.
00:40
And it looks okay like that.
00:42
So we're going to keep it for now.
00:44
Answer choice b puts a comma at the mall, right? and it puts commas on either side, almost making it a parenthetical.
00:57
Now those parenthetical is if you take them out, it means that you won't change the meaning of the sentence.
01:01
But in this case, it's kind of important to know that she works at them all, right? it kind of sets the tone for the rest of what's being said.
01:08
So b is not a good answer choice...