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Exit quiz: single commas punctuate the following sentences write only the preceding word and comma

Exit quiz: single commas punctuate the following sentences write only the preceding word and comma. 1. After supper out in the yard we saw Margaret’s 3-legged dog chasing Tommy’s one-eyed cat. 2. When Mark heard the alarm he knew that someone had broken into the cookie cabinet.

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Exit quiz: single commas punctuate the following sentences write only the preceding word and comma

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  1. Exit quiz: single commaspunctuate the following sentenceswrite only the preceding word and comma 1. After supper out in the yard we saw Margaret’s 3-legged dog chasing Tommy’s one-eyed cat. 2. When Mark heard the alarm he knew that someone had broken into the cookie cabinet. 3. I played the melody on the guitar and the electric bass provided the rhythm. 4. Well if you are going to keep yelling, no one will listen. 5. Monday’s meeting had gone smoothly yet I felt troubles were brewing.

  2. Comma Rules: Single Introductory material: Phrases Independent Clauses Adverb Clauses Yes, No, Well…

  3. Phrases: prep Two or more prep phrases Under the carpet by the door, you will find the key. Inside the shop on the corner, we found the candles that her grandmother loved. But Near the tree the found a strange creature.

  4. Phrases: participial (649) After introductory participial Singing at the top of her lungs, her voice upset the people in the funeral parlor. But not if it’s gerund as subject Cleaning and painting my room was harder than I thought it would be.

  5. Clauses: Independent (643) When two independent clauses are joined by a coordinate conjunction (fanboys). for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Michael was impressed by the band’s last song, but the rest of the concert seemed unrehearsed and too casual. Exercise 2: 644

  6. Adverb Clauses (648) Before the committee voted on the matter, they asked to see the reports one more time. Until they heard the helicopter, they lay quietly beneath the bushes. While it is easy to argue against the proposal, we should have something to offer in its place.

  7. Yes, Oh, Well, etc. (647) Yes, I see the point you are trying to make. Oh my, someone has left a pizza under the couch cushion. Well, if you are going to be that way. Exercise 5 (648)

  8. You try it. 1. Say can you tell me where the gym is? 2. Inside the hall was warm but the winter breezes outside were mighty cold. 3. Sliding off the edge of the runway the plane managed to come to a safe landing. 4. Above the shelf in the case she found the key. 5. They chose the meals for the children but they let them choose their own desserts.

  9. Exit quiz: single commaspunctuate the following sentenceswrite only the preceding word and comma 1. After supper out in the yard we saw Margaret’s 3-legged dog chasing Tommy’s one-eyed cat. 2. When Mark heard the alarm he knew that someone had broken into the cookie cabinet. 3. I played the melody on the guitar and the electric bass provided the rhythm. 4. Well if you are going to keep yelling, no one will listen. 5. Monday’s meeting had gone smoothly yet I felt troubles were brewing.

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