appositives and interruptions
add commas into the sentences that use appositives or other interruptions.
1. i am sad today by the way because my dog died last night.
2. my oldest brother starts high school this year.
3. valentine’s day is my favorite holiday interestingly enough because i like the candy hearts.
4. the trap - door spider has a unique way of fooling predators.
5. my dog a beautiful yellow lab loves to play fetch at the park.
6. i would like strangely to dip my pickles in my chocolate milkshake.
7. our grandma the one who lives in canada is coming to visit next week.
8. i wish on the other hand that we wouldn’t move so that i could stay here with all of my friends.
9. my dad the oldest person in our family turns 40 next tuesday.
10. a fierce competitor jaynie competed in the track meet even with a sore ankle.
11. it was as they say raining cats and dogs this morning.
12. i really want to go to the swimming pool with june a girl in my fourth grade classroom.

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Accepted Answer

### 1.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "by the way" is an interruption, so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
I am sad today, by the way, because my dog died last night.

### 2.
# Brief Explanations:
This sentence has no appositive or interruption, so no commas are added.
# Answer:
My oldest brother starts high school this year.

### 3.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "interestingly enough" is an interruption, so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday, interestingly enough, because I like the candy hearts.

### 4.
# Brief Explanations:
This sentence has no appositive or interruption, so no commas are added.
# Answer:
The trap - door spider has a unique way of fooling predators.

### 5.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "a beautiful yellow lab" is an appositive for "My dog", so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
My dog, a beautiful yellow lab, loves to play fetch at the park.

### 6.
# Brief Explanations:
The word "strangely" is an interruption, so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
I would like, strangely, to dip my pickles in my chocolate milkshake.

### 7.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "the one who lives in Canada" is an appositive for "Our grandma", so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
Our grandma, the one who lives in Canada, is coming to visit next week.

### 8.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "on the other hand" is an interruption, so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
I wish, on the other hand, that we wouldn't move so that I could stay here with all of my friends.

### 9.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "the oldest person in our family" is an appositive for "My dad", so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
My dad, the oldest person in our family, turns 40 next Tuesday.

### 10.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "Jaynie" is an appositive for "A fierce competitor", and "even with a sore ankle" is an additional phrase. We add commas around the appositive and at the end for the incomplete sentence (assuming it should end with a period, and we add a comma before the last part as well).
# Answer:
A fierce competitor, Jaynie, competed in the track meet, even with a sore ankle.

### 11.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "as they say" is an interruption, so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
It was, as they say, raining cats and dogs this morning.

### 12.
# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "a girl in my fourth grade classroom" is an appositive for "June", so we add commas around it.
# Answer:
I really want to go to the swimming pool with June, a girl in my fourth grade classroom.

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