Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
(a) if it rains on saturday, hillary’s baseball game will be canceled, and jake’s basketball game will take place in the gym.

(b) if it rains on saturday, hillary’s baseball game will be canceled and jake’s basketball game will take place in the gym.

(c) if it rains on saturday hillary’s baseball game will be canceled, and jake’s basketball game will take place in the gym.

(d) if it rains on saturday hillary’s baseball game will be canceled and jake’s basketball game will take place in the gym.

A

Explanation:

Options C and D can be discarded right away because a comma is always necessary to separate a condition, which in this case is "If it rains on Saturday" from its consequence or consequences. Option B is almost perfect, but a comma should be placed before "and" when this conjunction is linking two independent clauses, as in option A.

the most ethic and honorable thing for the newspaper to do are:

be completely transparent in reporting about the company’s attempt to trade favors.

contact other construction companies to tell them about the situation.

these two options are the most ethic because both promote the market fair course, by telling the other competitors about the company attempt to get ahead in the market by trading favors, the market is guaranteed equality and justice in the trading of goods and services.

answer: a

explanation: