Using Commas in Other Situations

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 28.

example

Even when I think one of my relatives is making the wrong choice, I often say, “It’s your decision,” because none of them ever listens to me.

a. think

b. because

c. them

d. Correct

  1. Question

    Two years ago, my parents decided to sell their house in St. Paul Minnesota and retire to Florida.

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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: Two years ago, my parents decided to sell their house in St. Paul Minnesota and retire to Florida.

  2. Question

    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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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: During a vacation they had stopped in Lake Worth, Florida to visit my father’s cousin Lila, and they decided they liked the area.

  3. Question

    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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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: 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.

  4. Question

    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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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: When I heard the news, I said “Mom have you and Dad gone out of your minds? Isn’t this kind of sudden?”

  5. Question

    “Yes” she replied “but I think your father and I have made a wise decision.”

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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: “Yes” she replied “but I think your father and I have made a wise decision.”

  6. Question

    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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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: Both my parents have always insisted that they would never retire to a place like Florida or Phoenix, Arizona, because they enjoy the winter.

  7. Question

    My father grew up in Madison Wisconsin and moved to St. Paul in 1952.

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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: My father grew up in Madison Wisconsin and moved to St. Paul in 1952.

  8. Question

    My mother grew up in Minneapolis and moved to St. Paul when she married my father in June 1958.

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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: My mother grew up in Minneapolis and moved to St. Paul when she married my father in June 1958.

  9. Question

    “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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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: “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.”

  10. Question

    On October 3, 2005, my parents moved to a small stucco house at 61 Rosewood Lane Green Acres Florida 33463.

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    Using Commas in Other Situations - For each of the following sentences, choose the words that commas should follow. If the comma is already in the proper place, choose Correct.: On October 3, 2005, my parents moved to a small stucco house at 61 Rosewood Lane Green Acres Florida 33463.