Friday 12 September 2014

Commas: practice

See if you can use commas to punctuate the following sentences correctly. The answers are in the comments below.

He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.

Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.

Madame de Stael was an attractive gracious lady.

Nice is a word with many meanings and some of them are contradictory.

The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.

Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.

Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.

The closet contained worn clothes old shoes and dirty hats.

The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit.

After surviving this ordeal the trapper felt relieved.

Mark Twain's early novels I believe stand the test of time.

December 7 1941 will never be forgotten.

The field was safe enough wasn't it?

Write the editor of the Atlantic 8 Arlington Street Boston Massachusetts 02116.

He replied "I have no idea what you mean."

After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog.

Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity some people refuse to go to the zoo.

Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness.

Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.

As a celestial goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.


I hope that someday he will learn how to be polite.

The correct punctuation for these sentences will appear in the comments below shortly.

2 comments:

  1. He left the scene of the accident, and tried to forget that it had happened.

    Oil, which is lighter than water, rises to the surface.

    Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.

    Nice is a word with many meanings, and some of them are contradictory.

    The contractor, testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.

    Some people, refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.

    Taxicabs, that are dirty, are illegal in some cities.

    The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes and dirty hats.

    The uninvited guest wore a dark blue, tweed suit.

    After surviving this ordeal, the trapper felt relieved.

    Mark Twain's early novels, I believe stand the test of time.

    December, 7 1941 will never be forgotten.

    The field was safe enough, wasn't it?

    Write the editor of the Atlantic 8, Arlington, Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

    He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."

    After a good washing and grooming, the pup looked like a new dog.

    Because of their opposition to institutions, that force creatures to live in captivity, some people refuse to go to the zoo.

    Men, who are bald, are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness.

    Vests, which were once popular, have been out of vogue for several years.

    As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.


    I hope that someday, he will learn how to be polite.

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  2. Where are the correct punctuations? I'm still waiting..

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