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Sentences with Commas Exercise

Enhance your writing skills by mastering the art of expanding basic sentences using introductory phrases, clauses, lists, and appositives. In this exercise, you will take a simple sentence and embellish it to enrich your narrative. For example, starting with "The boy ate pizza," you will learn to add context using various techniques: introductory phrases ("At the mall"), clauses ("After getting home from school"), and lists ("hot, pepperoni, and mushroom"). Practice creating your own sentences, and share them with a neighbor for collaborative learning!

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Sentences with Commas Exercise

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  1. Sentences with Commas Exercise

  2. Today, you are going to take a basic sentence and expand on it several times. • The boy ate pizza. • Add an introductory phrase • At the mall, the boy ate pizza. • Add an introductory clause • After getting home from school, the boy ate pizza. • Add a list using comma(s) • -The boy ate hot, pepperoni, and mushroom pizza. • Add a list which doesn’t need a comma • The boy ate fresh Pappa John’s pizza. • Add an appositive • The boy, who was very hungry, ate pizza. • Add an introductory word • Yes, the boy ate pizza. • Add an address • The boy ate pizza at 123 North Ave, Syracuse, New York. • Add a date • The boy ate pizza on September 21, 1999.

  3. Try Your Own—My friend moved. • Add an introductory phrase • Add an introductory clause • Add a list using comma(s) • Add a list which doesn’t need a comma • Add an appositive • Add an introductory word • Add an address • Add a date

  4. Share your sentences with your neighbor.

  5. Try Your Own—The dog whined. • Add a list which doesn’t need a comma • Add an appositive • Add an introductory word • Add an address • Add a date • Add an introductory phrase • Add an introductory clause • Add a list using comma(s)

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