Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

My grandmother remembers, that Cleo liked to quote lines of poetry and repeat what she saw as useful sayings

Question

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

My grandmother remembers, that Cleo liked to quote lines of poetry and repeat what she saw as useful sayings

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
Comma usage with subordinate (noun) clauses: the conjunction "that" typically introduces an essential (restrictive) content clause that should not be set off with a comma. Compound predicates: when one subject performs two verbs, no comma is needed before the coordinating conjunction joining the verbs. Sentence-final punctuation: every declarative sentence needs an ending period.

2. Step-by-step reasoning
- Identify the main clause and subordinate clause. The main clause is "My grandmother remembers" and the subordinate (content) clause introduced by "that" is "that Cleo liked to quote lines of poetry and repeat what she saw as useful sayings."
- Determine whether the subordinate clause is essential. The clause completes the meaning of "remembers" by specifying what is remembered; it is essential (restrictive), so it should not be preceded by a comma.
- Check the internal structure of the subordinate clause. The subject "Cleo" performs two actions: "liked to quote..." and "repeat...". These two verbs form a compound predicate linked by "and"; no comma is required between them.
- Ensure sentence ends with proper punctuation: a period is needed.

3. Intermediate steps (explicit)
- Original incorrect punctuation: "My grandmother remembers, that Cleo liked to quote lines of poetry and repeat what she saw as useful sayings"
- Remove the comma before "that": "My grandmother remembers that Cleo liked to quote lines of poetry and repeat what she saw as useful sayings"
- Add a period at the end.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
Because "that" introduces an essential content clause that is integral to the meaning of "remembers," no comma should separate it from the main clause. The compound verb phrase inside the clause is correctly left unpunctuated except for the final period.

5. Why other options would be incorrect
A version with a comma before "that" incorrectly treats the clause as parenthetical or nonessential. Inserting a comma between the coordinated verbs would wrongly break a compound predicate. Omitting the period would leave the sentence incomplete.

6. Conclusion
Therefore the correctly punctuated sentence is: "My grandmother remembers that Cleo liked to quote lines of poetry and repeat what she saw as useful sayings." This matches the provided answer.

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