Misuses of the comma 2

In each pair, click on the correctly punctuated sentence.

For help with this exercise, see Unnecessary commas.

Example

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◯ We’d rather spend our money on blue-chip stocks, than speculate on pork bellies.
◯ There is no need to prune, weed, fertilize, or repot your air fern.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 1

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◯ When we visited the Japanese bathhouse, we took our own soap and washcloth.
◯ Being prepared for the worst, is one way to escape disappointment.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 2

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◯ The Marx Brothers made delightful, hilarious, movies.
◯ Movies have often portrayed bootleggers as mean, cutthroat racketeers.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 3

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◯ Uncle Swen’s dulcimers disappeared as soon as he put them up for sale, but he always kept one for himself.
◯ I quickly accepted the fact that I was, literally, in third-class quarters.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 4

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◯ Hairdressers, who think they are God’s gift to womankind, are one of my pet peeves.
◯ Because it rained all Labor Day, our picnic was rather soggy.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 5

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◯ The United States Coast Survey, which was established in 1807, was the first scientific agency in this country.
◯ I failed three tests, (mostly because of differential equations), but at midsemester I suddenly caught on and got an A.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 6

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◯ This summer we hiked in the White Mountains, and canoed the Saco River into Maine.
◯ Believing every word of the story, Charlie expected the Great Pumpkin to rise out of the pumpkin patch at midnight.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 7

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◯ Smartphones, tablets, and other possibly stolen goods were turning up in locker checks at the high school.
◯ My father said that he would move to California, if I would agree to transfer to UCLA.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 8

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◯ When we arrived at Salou’s beach, we saw immediately that we were overdressed for the occasion.
◯ Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear, was given a splendid performance by Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 9

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◯ Captain Edward Spurlock observed, that the vast majority of crimes in our city are committed by repeat offenders.
◯ She wore a black silk cape, a rhinestone collar, satin gloves, and high tops.
Misuses of the comma 2 – 10