Commas with Nonessential Elements: Exercise #2

Are the essential and nonessential elements in the following sentences punctuated correctly? If they are correct, choose correct from the drop down list. If they are incorrect, choose incorrect from the drop down list. Click on the check your answers button at the bottom of the page to check your answers. Do you know why the punctuation is correct or incorrect? (For a non-interactive version of this exercise, click here.)

correct incorrect 1. The woman who did not attend the meeting said that she had to study for her chemistry exam.

correct incorrect 2. He did not however intend to return the money he borrowed.

correct incorrect 3. West Point cadets, who break the honor code, are expelled.

correct incorrect 4. She was as a matter of fact chiefly interested in becoming a Hollywood celebrity.

correct incorrect 5. Raul's wife, Conchita, is president of the local Red Cross.

correct incorrect 6. The German writer, Hermann Hesse, is a favorite with American college students.

correct incorrect 7. The courthouse which was renovated recently was built in 1878.

correct incorrect 8. Saul having forgotten to save his work lost all of his revisions when his computer crashed.

correct incorrect 9. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, wrote his handbook of spiritual exercises in the sixteenth century.

correct incorrect 10. The book, that your sister gave you for your birthday, won a National Book Award.

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