Grammar and Language Workbook

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ROBLEM
2
Missing commas with nonessential adjective clauses
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The sailboat which looked like a toy in the storm rounded the point
into the breakwater.
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OLUTION
The sailboat, which looked like a toy in the storm, rounded the point
into the breakwater.
If the clause is not essential to the meaning of the sentence, set it off
with commas.

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ROBLEM
3
Missing commas with nonessential appositives
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The palomino a beautiful horse with almost golden hair is often
seen in parades.
S
OLUTION
The palomino, a beautiful horse with almost golden hair, is often
seen in parades.
If the appositive is not essential to the meaning of the sentence, set it off
with commas.
P
ROBLEM
4
Missing commas with interjections and parenthetical expressions
com
Wow did you see that falling star?
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I would have told you by the way but you weren’t home.
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OLUTION
Wow, did you see that falling star?
I would have told you, by the way, but you weren’t home.
Set off the interjection or parenthetical expression with commas.
More help with commas and
nonessential elements is
available in Lesson 80.
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More
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