Parenthetical Phrases

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Exercising immediately, after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble.

• Exercising immediately after a heavy meal is, I think, asking for trouble.

• Exercising, immediately after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• The moral, of the story, is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness.

• The moral of the story is, that people should always, as a result treat one another with kindness.

• The moral of the story is that people should always, as a result, treat one another with kindness.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he argued, is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

• The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

• The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Flossing every day in the opinion of most dentists decreases, the chances of, getting gum disease.

• Flossing, every day, in the opinion of most dentists decreases the chances of getting gum disease.

• Flossing every day, in the opinion of most dentists, decreases the chances of getting gum disease.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• We will have, an early spring, I expect, this year.

• We will have, an early spring, I expect this year.

• We will have an early spring, I expect, this year.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Two students obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.

• Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms with sticks of white chocolate.

• Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk, in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• If we don't cut up our credit cards right now, she asserted, we will only descend further into debt.

• If we don't, cut up our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend further into debt.

• If we don't cut up, our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend further into debt.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• No one, I believe, should ever be homeless in this country.

• No one I believe, should ever be homeless, in this country.

• No one I believe should ever be, homeless, in this country.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• One toothpaste according to experts is, generally, the same as another.

• One toothpaste, according to experts, is generally the same as another.

• One toothpaste, according to experts is generally the same, as another.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Alcoholism as stated earlier is a chemical disease, that can be altered, by behavior.

• Alcoholism, as stated earlier, is a chemical disease that can be altered by behavior.

• Alcoholism, as stated earlier is a chemical disease, that can be altered by behavior.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A