Ch. 42 Self-Study Exercise 28-4: Using Commas (Lettered Questions)

EXERCISE 28-4 Using Commas

Add any necessary commas to the following sentences, and change any punctuation that is incorrect. Example:

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  1. Question

    The university insisted however that the students were not accepted merely because of their parents’ generous contributions.

  2. Question

    This dispute in any case is an old one.

  3. Question

    It was the young man’s striking good looks not his acting ability that first attracted the Hollywood agents.

  4. Question

    Gretchen learned moreover not always to accept as true what she had read in celebrity magazines.

  5. Question

    The hikers most of them wearing ponchos or rain jackets headed out into the steady drizzle.