Question

thursday
directions: rewrite each sentence with the correct comma placement. if the sentence is already correct, write \correct as is.\

1. the weather was cold windy and rainy so we stayed inside.
2. my teacher mr. johnson assigned a lot of homework yesterday.
3. we visited paris france last summer and it was amazing.
4. excited about the field trip the students boarded the bus.
5. i like pizza but my brother prefers tacos.
6. well i think thats a great idea.

friday
directions: choose the sentence in each pair that uses commas correctly.

1. a) my favorite subjects are math, science, and english.

b) my favorite subjects are, math science and english.

1. a) the dog ran through the yard, jumped over the fence, and disappeared.

b) the dog ran through the yard jumped over the fence, and disappeared.

1. a) after school we went to the mall, and bought new sho

b) after school, we went to the mall and bought new shoes.

1. a) sarah enjoys reading, writing, and painting in her free time.

b) sarah enjoys reading writing, and painting in her free time.

Explanation:

Thursday Section (Comma Rewrites)

1. Add commas for coordinate adjectives and before the coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses.
2. Add commas to set off the non-restrictive appositive "Mr. Johnson".
3. Add commas to set off the country name after the city name.
4. Add a comma after the introductory participial phrase.
5. Add a comma before the coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses.
6. Add a comma after the interjection "Well" at the start of the sentence.

1. Option A uses commas correctly to separate items in a list, while Option A incorrectly places a comma after "are" and omits list separators.
2. Option A uses commas correctly to separate sequential verbs in a compound predicate, while Option B omits a necessary comma after "yard".
3. Option B uses a comma correctly after the introductory prepositional phrase and avoids an unnecessary comma before "and", while Option A omits the introductory phrase comma and adds an unnecessary one.
4. Option A uses commas correctly to separate items in a list of gerunds, while Option B omits a necessary comma after "reading".

Answer:

1. The weather was cold, windy, and rainy, so we stayed inside.
2. My teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned a lot of homework yesterday.
3. We visited Paris, France, last summer and it was amazing.
4. Excited about the field trip, the students boarded the bus.
5. I like pizza, but my brother prefers tacos.
6. Well, I think that's a great idea.

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Friday Section (Correct Comma Usage Selection)