Which sentence is expressed correctly?
A)We will be happy to process your request for medical leave; (received January 5) however, you must first submit Form 142A to Human Resources.
B)We will be happy to process your request for medical leave (received January 5;) however, you must first submit Form 142A to Human Resources.
C)We will be happy to process your request for medical leave (received January 5); however, you must first submit Form 142A to Human Resources.

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In this sentence, the phrase "received January 5" is providing additional information about when the request was received and should be set apart by commas to indicate that it is nonessential information. Option C correctly uses commas to set off this nonessential information, while Option A places the first comma incorrectly and Option B places the second comma incorrectly.

Which Sentence Is Expressed Correctly