For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.
For help with this exercise, see chapter 35 of Real Essays 5e.
Example
Two years ago, my parents decided to sell their house in St. Paul Minnesota and retire to Florida.
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During a vacation they had stopped in Lake Worth, Florida to visit my father’s cousin Lila, and they decided they liked the area.
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On December 29 2004 my mother called to tell me that they had put down a deposit on a house that was going to be built in a new development near Lila’s condominium.
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When I heard the news, I said “Mom have you and Dad gone out of your minds? Isn’t this kind of sudden?”
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“Yes” she replied “but I think your father and I have made a wise decision.”
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Both my parents have always insisted that they would never retire to a place like Florida or Phoenix, Arizona, because they enjoy the winter.
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My father grew up in Madison Wisconsin and moved to St. Paul in 1952.
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My mother grew up in Minneapolis and moved to St. Paul when she married my father in June 1958.
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“Peter we’re putting the Carter Avenue house on the market this May,” my mother calmly informed me, “and we expect to be moving to Florida by September or October 2005.”
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On October 3, 2005, my parents moved to a small stucco house at 61 Rosewood Lane Green Acres Florida 33463.
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