In the following sentences, insert the missing commas. Some commas have already been inserted, however, all sentences have one or more commas that are still missing.
1. I heard very clearly when the chair next to me moved but my eyes stayed carefully focused on the pattern I was drawing.
2. In a lot of ways, living with Charlie was like having my own place and I found myself reveling in the aloneness instead of being lonely.
3. I could hear how crazy it sounded and I couldn’t continue.
1. I heard very clearly when the chair next to me moved, but my eyes stayed carefully focused on the pattern I was drawing.
2. In a lot of ways, living with Charlie was like having my own place, and I found myself reveling in the aloneness instead of being lonely.
3. I could hear how crazy it sounded, and I couldn’t continue.
In the following sentences, insert the missing semi-colons, or colons.
1. It was such a thick fog that I was a few feet down the driveway before I realized there was a car in it a silver car.
2. It was worse because I was tired I still couldn’t sleep with the wind echoing around the house.
3. I had to speak he was waiting.
1. It was such a thick fog that I was a few feet down the driveway before I realized there was a car in it: a silver car.
2. It was worse because I was tired; I still couldn’t sleep with the wind echoing around the house.
3. I had to speak; he was waiting.
In the following sentences, Highlight the preposition. Bold the full prepositional phrase.
1. Jess drove straight to the one big department store in town.
2. He chuckled at my puzzled tone.
3. His face twisted up into that perfect crooked smile.
1. Jess drove straight to the one big department store in town.
2. He chuckled at my puzzled tone.
3. His face twisted up into that perfect crooked smile.
In the following sentences, Bold the full prepositional phrase.
1. Jess drove straight to the one big department store in town.
2. He chuckled at my puzzled tone.
3. His face twisted up into that perfect crooked smile.
1. Jess drove straight to the one big department store in town.
2. He chuckled at my puzzled tone.
3. His face twisted up into that perfect crooked smile.
the watchman asked have you seen a clock lately.
i can barely hear you said the bald eagle.
1. The watchman asked, "Have you seen a clock lately?"
2. "I can barely hear you," said the bald eagle.
To insert the missing commas, follow these steps:
1. Identify the different clauses or phrases within each sentence.
2. Determine the appropriate places to separate these clauses or phrases using commas.
3. Insert the commas in the correct positions.
Here are the sentences with the missing commas inserted:
1. I heard very clearly when the chair next to me moved, but my eyes stayed carefully focused on the pattern I was drawing.
Explanation: The comma is inserted after "moved" to separate the independent clauses "I heard very clearly when the chair next to me moved" and "my eyes stayed carefully focused on the pattern I was drawing."
2. In a lot of ways, living with Charlie was like having my own place, and I found myself reveling in the aloneness instead of being lonely.
Explanation: Two independent clauses are separated by a coordinating conjunction ("and"). Therefore, a comma is needed before the coordinating conjunction "and" to separate the clauses.
3. I could hear how crazy it sounded, and I couldn't continue.
Explanation: Again, two independent clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction ("and"), so a comma is needed before the conjunction "and" to properly separate the clauses.