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Commas act as a 'pause for breath' in English and help give structure to sentences. Use commas to separate clauses; a clause doesn't stand alone, e.g. 'When I telephoned him' is the clause adding information to 'he read me his shopping list' in Question 1.
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When I telephoned him he read me his shopping list. |
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When I telephoned him he read me, his shopping list. |
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When I telephoned him, he read me his shopping list. |
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When I telephoned, him he read me his shopping list. |
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When, I telephoned him he read me his shopping list. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When the bell rang the pupils left the school quickly. |
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When the bell rang the pupils, left the school quickly. |
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When the bell rang, the pupils left the school quickly. |
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When the bell, rang, the pupils left the school quickly. |
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When, the bell rang the pupils left the school quickly. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Gray clouds now filling the sky we decided to move on. |
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Gray clouds now filling the sky we decided to move on. |
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Gray clouds now filling the sky we decided, to move on. |
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Gray clouds now filling the sky, we decided to move on. |
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Gray clouds, now filling the sky we decided to move on. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
While the choir rehearsed I listened to the singing. |
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While the choir rehearsed I listened to the, singing. |
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While the choir rehearsed I listened, to the singing. |
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While the choir rehearsed, I listened to the singing. |
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While, the choir rehearsed I listened to the singing. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
The player who joined the club today won the game. |
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The player who joined the club today won the game. |
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The player who joined the club today won, the game. |
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The player, who joined the club today won the game. |
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The player, who joined the club today, won the game. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Although I hit the ball hard I was beaten by him. |
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Although I hit the ball hard, I was beaten by him. |
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Although I hit the ball, hard I was beaten by him. |
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Although I hit, the ball hard I was beaten by him. |
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Although, I hit the ball hard I was beaten by him. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When I have practiced consistently I win games too. |
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When I have practiced consistently I win, games too. |
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When I have practiced consistently, I win games too. |
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When I have practiced, consistently I win games too. |
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When, I have practiced consistently I win games too. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
The black dog which had brown ears caught the ball. |
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The black dog which had brown ears caught the ball. |
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The black dog, which had brown ears caught the ball. |
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The black dog, which had brown ears caught, the ball. |
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The black dog, which had brown ears, caught the ball. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
The tall man who wore spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man who wore spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man who wore, spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man, who wore spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man, who wore spectacles, dropped the ball. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When I looked out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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When I looked out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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When I looked out of the window earlier, it was sunny. |
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When I looked, out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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When, I looked out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When I telephoned him he read me his shopping list. |
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When I telephoned him he read me, his shopping list. |
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When I telephoned him, he read me his shopping list. |
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When I telephoned, him he read me his shopping list. |
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When, I telephoned him he read me his shopping list. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When the bell rang the pupils left the school quickly. |
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When the bell rang the pupils, left the school quickly. |
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When the bell rang, the pupils left the school quickly. |
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When the bell, rang, the pupils left the school quickly. |
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When, the bell rang the pupils left the school quickly. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Gray clouds now filling the sky we decided to move on. |
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Gray clouds now filling the sky we decided to move on. |
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Gray clouds now filling the sky we decided, to move on. |
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Gray clouds now filling the sky, we decided to move on. |
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Gray clouds, now filling the sky we decided to move on. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
While the choir rehearsed I listened to the singing. |
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While the choir rehearsed I listened to the, singing. |
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While the choir rehearsed I listened, to the singing. |
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While the choir rehearsed, I listened to the singing. |
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While, the choir rehearsed I listened to the singing. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
The player who joined the club today won the game. |
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The player who joined the club today won the game. |
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The player who joined the club today won, the game. |
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The player, who joined the club today won the game. |
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The player, who joined the club today, won the game. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
Although I hit the ball hard I was beaten by him. |
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Although I hit the ball hard, I was beaten by him. |
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Although I hit the ball, hard I was beaten by him. |
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Although I hit, the ball hard I was beaten by him. |
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Although, I hit the ball hard I was beaten by him. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When I have practiced consistently I win games too. |
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When I have practiced consistently I win, games too. |
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When I have practiced consistently, I win games too. |
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When I have practiced, consistently I win games too. |
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When, I have practiced consistently I win games too. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
The black dog which had brown ears caught the ball. |
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The black dog which had brown ears caught the ball. |
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The black dog, which had brown ears caught the ball. |
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The black dog, which had brown ears caught, the ball. |
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The black dog, which had brown ears, caught the ball. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
The tall man who wore spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man who wore spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man who wore, spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man, who wore spectacles dropped the ball. |
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The tall man, who wore spectacles, dropped the ball. |
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Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
When I looked out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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When I looked out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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When I looked out of the window earlier, it was sunny. |
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When I looked, out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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When, I looked out of the window earlier it was sunny. |
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