Complete the following exercises by inserting commas only where necessary. Follow the “13 Comma Rules” handout for guidance.
1. Wagging his tail the puppy barked with excitement.
2. Ignored by the policeman the town drunk always slept in
the dark.
3. By four in the afternoon everyone wanted to go home.
4. During the power blackout people tried to help each other.
5. Near the end of the driveway we planted a lilac bush.
Rule 3: 1. The woman of the 1990’s often tries to be a wife a mother
and a career woman.
2. The police found TV sets blenders and hair dryers in the
abandoned car.
3. Bill wants to go to the shore his wife wants to go to the
mountains and their children don’t want to go anywhere.
1. Wagging his tail, the puppy barked with excitement.
2. Ignored by the policeman, the town drunk always slept in
the dark.
3. By four in the afternoon, everyone wanted to go home.
4. During the power blackout, people tried to help each other.
5. Near the end of the driveway, we planted a lilac bush.
1. The woman of the 1990’s often tries to be a wife a mother
and a career woman.
2. The police found TV sets blenders and hair dryers in the
abandoned car.
3. Bill wants to go to the shore his wife wants to go to the
mountains and their children don’t want to go anywhere
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