Lesson 3 - Exercise

ID: 1845584   (Rated: E) Lesson 3 - Exercise  Placing commas in their proper places. by chip

Lesson 3 - Exercise

1.The severe drought in Texas requires citizens to use more water. Consequently, the greedy water company raised their rates.
Rule: 10a

2. George was brought in to maintain order in the class, yet he is distracted by his crush on Ida.
Rule: 1

3. Chip cries in frustration every time his cable goes out.
Rule: 9

4. After Metu ate supper, he went to his desk and wrote a poem.
Rule: 2

5. He never understood why all his friends had viciously turned against him.
Rule: 10b

6. Mr. Poe was a difficult, stubborn poet.
Rule: 3a


7. Sanarra lived in a white frame house.
Rule: 3b

8. Ida, a member of a WDC prayer group, writes poetry and short stories.
Rule: 4a

9. Your best friends, where are your buddies when you need them?
Rule: 11

10. The woman who interviewed you is my sister.
Rule: 4b

11. Eureka, you decided to put a comma there.
Rule: 8

12. The book that I borrowed from Lana is excellent.
Rule: 4c

13. Edwin listens to his teachers, without yawning, studies his lessons, and submits his assignments on time.
Rule: 5

14. Remarkably, he never understood why all his friends had turned against him.
Rule: 10a

15. Once upon a time there was a lonely comma in a dark forest.
Rule: 6a

16. An interesting book was once written explaining the natural habitat of the endangered Comma.
Rule: 6b