Question

“Ryan I don’t like to criticize,” said Mrs. Rodriguez, who held his math homework in her hand. “But you need to use a less smeary eraser if you want credit for your work.”
Group of answer choices

No change is necessary.

Add a comma between but and you.

Remove the comma between Rodriguez and who.

Add a comma between Ryan and I.

Answer 1

Remove the comma between Rodriguez and who.

The sentence is correctly punctuated as it is. There is no need for a comma between "Rodriguez" and "who." The relative clause "who held his math homework in her hand" provides additional information about Mrs. Rodriguez and does not require a comma before "who" because it is restrictive and essential to identifying which Mrs. Rodriguez is being referred to.