Commas 3

Commas 3

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • I
  • asked
  • my
  • neighbours
  • the
  • retired
  • couple
  • from
  • Florida
  • to
  • bring
  • in
  • my
  • mail.

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The right answer is: I asked my neighbours, the retired couple from Florida, to bring in my mail.

  • I
  • asked
  • my
  • neighbours,
  • the
  • retired
  • couple
  • from
  • Florida,
  • to
  • bring
  • in
  • my
  • mail.

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • Without
  • a
  • doubt
  • his
  • work
  • has
  • improved
  • over
  • the
  • last
  • few
  • weeks.

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The right answer is: Without a doubt, his work has improved over the last few weeks.

  • Without
  • a
  • doubt,
  • his
  • work
  • has
  • improved
  • over
  • the
  • last
  • few
  • weeks.

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • Our
  • professor
  • Mr. Alamut
  • drilled
  • the
  • lessons
  • into
  • our
  • heads.

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The right answer is: Without a doubt, his work has improved over the last few weeks.

  • Our
  • professor,
  • Mr. Alamut,
  • drilled
  • the
  • lessons
  • into
  • our
  • heads.

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • The
  • meeting
  • is
  • at
  • noon
  • unfortunately
  • which
  • means
  • I
  • will
  • be
  • late
  • for
  • lunch.

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The right answer is: Our professor, Mr. Alamut, drilled the lessons into our heads.

  • The
  • meeting
  • is
  • at
  • noon,
  • unfortunately,
  • which
  • means
  • I
  • will
  • be
  • late
  • for
  • lunch.

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • We
  • came
  • in
  • time
  • for
  • the
  • last
  • part
  • of
  • dinner
  • but
  • most
  • importantly
  • we
  • came
  • in
  • time
  • for
  • dessert.

Great!

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The right answer is: We came in time for the last part of dinner but, most importantly, we came in time for dessert.

  • We
  • came
  • in
  • time
  • for
  • the
  • last
  • part
  • of
  • dinner
  • but,
  • most
  • importantly,
  • we
  • came
  • in
  • time
  • for
  • dessert.

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • All
  • of
  • a
  • sudden
  • our
  • network
  • crashed
  • and
  • we
  • lost
  • our
  • files.

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The right answer is: All of a sudden, our network crashed and we lost our files.

  • All
  • of
  • a
  • sudden,
  • our
  • network
  • crashed
  • and
  • we
  • lost
  • our
  • files.

Insert commas to separate the interrupting words from the rest of the sentence.

  • Alex
  • hand
  • the
  • wrench
  • to
  • me
  • before
  • the
  • pipe
  • comes
  • loose
  • again.

Great!

Try again!

The right answer is: Alex, hand the wrench to me before the pipe comes loose again.

  • Alex,
  • hand
  • the
  • wrench
  • to
  • me
  • before
  • the
  • pipe
  • comes
  • loose
  • again.

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