Question

The Poet Laureate Consultant, and the Librarian of Congress eagerly prepare for the new Walt Whitman exhibit. How is the comma used incorrectly in the sentence above? The comma attempts to separate a compound subject. The comma attempts to separate a compound predicate. The comma attempts to set apart an essential element. The comma attempts to join two independent clauses.

Answer 1

The poet Laureate Consultant, and the Liberian of Congress eagerly prepare for the new Walt Whitman exhibit.

                     In this full sentence the comma is used incorrectly because when a sentence uses a comma, then none of any conjunction words are needed to join two words, and when the conjunction is used then no comma is used.

Answer 2

"The Poet Laureate Consultant, and the Librarian of Congress eagerly prepare for the new Walt Whitman exhibit."

In the represented sentence, the use of comma is improper. The both are separate titles. However, the misuse of the punctuation resembles as an attempt to disintegrate the compound subject- 'The Poet Laureate Consultant and the Librarian of Congress'.

Answer: The comma attempts to separate a compound subject.