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Commas with Nonessential Elements: Exercise #2
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Are the essential and nonessential elements in the following sentences punctuated correctly? If they are correct, write a C on the line to the left. If they are incorrect, put an X on the line. Do you know why the punctuation is correct or incorrect? _____ 1. The woman who did not attend the meeting said that she had to
study for her chemistry exam. _____ 2. He did not however intend to return the money he borrowed. _____ 3. West Point cadets, who break the honor code, are expelled. _____ 4. She was as a matter of fact chiefly interested in becoming a
Hollywood celebrity. _____ 5. Raul's wife, Conchita, is president of the local Red Cross. _____ 6. The German writer, Hermann Hesse, is a favorite with American
college students. _____ 7. The courthouse which was renovated recently was built in 1878. _____ 8. Saul having forgotten to save his work lost all of his revisions
when his computer crashed. _____ 9. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, wrote his handbook of spiritual exercises in the sixteenth century. _____ 10. The book, that your sister gave you for your birthday, won a National Book Award. Answers for this exercise are available at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commaessA2.html. You can return to the handout on Commas with Essentials and Nonessentials or go on to Exercise 3 at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commaessEX3.html. |
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