Choose which of the following uses these marks of punctuation correctly.
a.
freedom’s journal (established in new york city in 1827) was the first newspaper in the united states published by african americans.
c.
[freedom’s journal] established in new york city in 1827 was the first newspaper in the united states published by african americans.
b.
freedom’s journal established in new york city (in 1827) was the first newspaper in the united states published by african americans.
d.
freedom’s journal established in new york city in 1827 was the first newspaper in the united states published by african - americans.

The correct answer to this question would be, option A: Freedom´s Journal (established in New York City in 1827) was the first newspaper in the United States published by African Americans.

Explanation:

The reason for this has to do primarily with two parts of the excerpt, the additional information of when and where the newspaper was born, and the word African Americans. Since in the first case, the portion "established in New York City in 1827), this information is just added, and could be removed without affecting the understanding of the idea in the excerpt, then it is placed in brackets to allow the reader to know that this is extra information. But it does not affect overall comprehension. In the second instance, African Americans does not need to be hyphenated as it is not considered one word, but two distinctive descriptors of a person. The one option that gets these characteristics correct, is option A.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."