Question

Which punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence? I know that you want to learn to drive Rima but you are too young.

• A. inverted commas
• B. semicolon
• C. comma
• D. hyphen

Hint:

Someone named Rima is being spoken to directly inside the sentence.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Find who is being addressed.
"Rima" is the name of the person being spoken to inside the sentence, not the subject of the verb.

Step 2: Recall the rule for direct address.
When you name the person you are speaking to in the middle of a sentence, English sets that name off with a comma.

Step 3: Check the joining word "but."
"But" introduces a contrast, wanting to drive versus being too young, and such a contrast is marked with a comma right before it.

Step 4: Eliminate the other marks.
Inverted commas are for quoted or special terms, semicolons join two full clauses without "but," and a hyphen only joins compound words, none of which apply here.

Final Answer:
A comma is the punctuation mark missing in this sentence. \[ \boxed{\text{comma}} \]