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EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma

In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 10

Many abusive parents were themselves abused children, so they have no history of benevolent experiences, and lack appropriate healthy role models after which to pattern their behavior as parents.

Draped in scarlet, green, and navy blankets, the horses threaded their way through town.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 1 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

2 of 10

We all piled into Sadiq’s car, which we affectionately referred to as the Blue Goose.

When air conditioning arrived in the workplace, it had a large measurable impact on productivity.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 2 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

3 of 10

The children selected the smallest dog which had short hair and a high-pitched bark.

The man at the next table complained loudly, and the waiter stomped off in disgust.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 3 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

4 of 10

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but glamour is for anyone who can afford it.

April 13, 2013, was the final deadline for financial aid applications.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 4 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

5 of 10

Good technique does not guarantee however, that the power you develop will be sufficient for Kyok Pa competition.

Maria, not Sylvia, was chosen to play Ophelia.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 5 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

6 of 10

As a matter of fact, nationalism is a relatively modern concept.

“Yes Ronald, it really is time for bed,” said the weary mother.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 6 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

7 of 10

Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel, simply a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool demonstrates that an everyday object can have a beauty of its own.

Ignoring several openings, Mary waited for a job with no overtime to become available.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 7 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

8 of 10

Annoyed by the hoots, screams, and splashes from the Dixons’ pool party, Carla went to the window and yelled, “Do you know what time it is?”

At one of his concerts, James Galway pulled out two cheap, tin horns from his pockets and played a different tune on each one simultaneously.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 8 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

9 of 10

On January 15 2012, our office moved to 929 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02446.

One substitute for CFCs has environmentalists concerned because it contains chlorine, which is also damaging the ozone layer.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 9 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

10 of 10

While Louise typed the names into the database, and printed out mailing labels, I folded and stapled all the flyers.

The speaker who impressed us the most was Katherine Simon, a young researcher we had never heard of.

EXERCISE 32–17 All uses of the comma - 10 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that is correctly punctuated. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.