Using Commas: Exercise #1 Answers

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__C__ He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened. (rules 13 and 4)

__3__ Oil, which is lighter than water, rises to the surface.

__6__ Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.

__1__ Nice is a word with many meanings, and some of them are contradictory.

__C__ The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly. (rules 14 and 4)

__C__ Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages. (rules 2 and 4)

__C__ Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities. (rule 4)

__5__ The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty hats.

__C__ The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit. (rule 6)

__2__ After surviving this ordeal, the trapper felt relieved.

__3__ Mark Twain's early novels, I believe, stand the test of time.

__9__ December 7, 1941, will never be forgotten.

__7__ The field was safe enough, wasn't it?

__9__ Write the editor of the Atlantic, 8 Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116.

__10_ He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."

__2__ After a good washing and grooming, the pup looked like a new dog.

__2__ Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity, some people refuse to go to the zoo.

__C__ Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness. (rule 4)

__3__ Vests, which were once popular, have been out of vogue for several years.

__2__ As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons. (also, rule 13)

__C__ I hope that someday he will learn how to be polite. (rule 4)

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