Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park, as they do on the swings.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. The children love playing on the new merry-go-round in the park, as they do on the swings.
• C. The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park as they do on the swings.
• D. The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park - as they do on the swings.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The children love playing on the new merry-go-round in the park, as they do on the swings.

According to general rule, a hyphen is used to connect two words to make it clear to readers that the words work together as a unit of meaning. In the given sentence, 'merry-go-round' is one such word.

Also, a comma is used between two clauses joined using a coordinating conjunction.

Thus, the correct answer is Option B. The other remaining options are incorrect.