This question is missing the options. I've found the complete question online. The options are the following:
A. When we look at artists' self-portraits, we get a glimpse of their feelings during that particular time period.
B. When we look at artists' self-portraits, we get a glimpse of their feelings, during that particular time period.
C When we look at artists' self-portraits we get a glimpse, of their feelings during that particular time period.
D. When we look at artists', self-portraits we get a glimpse of their feelings during that particular time period.
Answer:
The option that has the correct way to write the sentence is:
A. When we look at artists' self-portraits, we get a glimpse of their feelings during that particular time period.
Explanation:
The sentence we are analyzing here can be divided into two clauses:
1. When we look at artists' self-portraits,
2. we get a glimpse of their feelings during that particular time period.
If we had begun with clause 2, which is an independent clause, there would be no need to use a comma between the two clauses. However, clause 1 is a subordinate clause and, because we started with it, a comma is necessary. However, that is the only comma we need in the whole sentence. Placing a comma anywhere else would change the sentence's meaning or simply make it incorrect, separating elements that should not be separated, such as subject and predicate, for instance.
