Commas 1
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- Suddenly
- the
- dog
- ran
- into
- the
- house.
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The right answer is: Suddenly, the dog ran into the house.
- Suddenly,
- the
- dog
- ran
- into
- the
- house.
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- In
- the
- blink
- of
- an
- eye
- the
- kids
- were
- ready
- to
- go
- to
- the
- movies.
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The right answer is: In the blink of an eye, the kids were ready to go to the movies.
- In
- the
- blink
- of
- an
- eye,
- the
- kids
- were
- ready
- to
- go
- to
- the
- movies.
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- Confused
- he
- tried
- opening
- the
- box
- from
- the
- other
- end.
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The right answer is: Confused, he tried opening the box from the other end.
- Confused,
- he
- tried
- opening
- the
- box
- from
- the
- other
- end.
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- Without
- a
- doubt
- green
- is
- my
- favourite
- colour.
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The right answer is: Without a doubt, green is my favourite colour.
- Without
- a
- doubt,
- green
- is
- my
- favourite
- colour.
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- Hesitating
- she
- looked
- back
- at
- the
- directions
- before
- proceeding.
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The right answer is: Hesitating, she looked back at the directions before proceeding.
- Hesitating,
- she
- looked
- back
- at
- the
- directions
- before
- proceeding.
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- Fortunately
- the
- sleeping
- baby
- did
- not
- stir
- when
- the
- doorbell
- rang.
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The right answer is: Fortunately, the sleeping baby did not stir when the doorbell rang.
- Fortunately,
- the
- sleeping
- baby
- did
- not
- stir
- when
- the
- doorbell
- rang.
Look for the introductory word or phrase and add a comma to correct the sentence.
- Believe
- it
- or
- not
- the
- criminal
- was
- able
- to
- rob
- the
- same
- bank
- three
- times.
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The right answer is: Believe it or not, the criminal was able to rob the same bank three times.
- Believe
- it
- or
- not,
- the
- criminal
- was
- able
- to
- rob
- the
- same
- bank
- three
- times.
Attribution
This work includes material from the following sources:
Writing for success. Saylor.org. Retrieved from: https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_writing-for-success/ Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
