Sentences can be correctly punctuated in a variety of ways, depending on the emphasis that the author wants to give different pieces of information. which of the following sentences has incorrect mid-sentence punctuation?
a.
the main purpose of parkour is to keep moving forward by combining various movements—such as the roll, cat leap, precision jump, kong vault, and speed vault—in a fluid fashion.
b.
the main purpose of parkour is to keep moving forward (by combining various movements such as the roll, cat leap, precision jump, kong vault, and speed vault) in a fluid fashion.
c.
the main purpose of parkour is to keep moving forward by combining various movements (such as the roll, cat leap, precision jump, kong vault, and speed vault) in a fluid fashion.
d.
the main purpose of parkour is to keep moving forward by combining various movements, (such as the roll, cat leap, precision jump, kong vault, and speed vault)—in a fluid fashion

The sentence that is punctuated incorrectly is option D) "The main purpose of parkour is to keep moving forward by combining various movements, (such as the roll, cat leap, precision jump, kong vault, and speed vault)—in a fluid fashion."

The mistake in the sentence is the use of parenthesis after a comma. Another mistake is that after closing a parenthesis, no em dash should be placed.

According to punctuation rules, you can use commas, parenthesis or em dashes to emphasize ideas in a text but you cannot mix those punctuation marks within the same sentence as in this example.

Options A, B and C use punctuation rules correctly.

d. pushing his plate away from the edge of the table idk what the other guy was trying to

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