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Commas Interpret Meaning

1. If the weather is good Kenyon will play golf and of course he will win.
Answer: If the weather is good, Kenyon will play golf, and, of course, he will win.
Rules: 2, 1, 17

2. He plans on using the old cherished nine iron that his father gave him when he was a boy.
Answer: He plans on using the old, cherished nine iron that his father gave him when he was a boy.
Rules: 3a, 3b, 4c, 9

3. Winnie teaches her grand nieces and nephews about the family history and shows them pictures of their ancestors.
Answer: Winnie teaches her grand nieces and nephews about the family history and shows them pictures of their
ancestors.
Rules: 13

4. I too was scared as we ran from the Chupacabra.
Answer: I, too, was scared as we ran from the Chupacabra.
Rules: Exception to 12.

5. Sherry has four grandchildren lives in Kentucky and writes Christian fiction. Still she has time for daily reviews.
Answer: Sherry has four grandchildren, lives in Kentucky, and writes Christian fiction. Still, she has time for daily
reviews.
Rules: 5, 7

6. Editing her rough draft checking every comma and correcting misspelled words was time consuming for JoDe but her work
paid off in the end.
Answer: Editing her rough draft, checking every comma and correcting misspelled words, was time consuming for
JoDe, but her work paid off in the end.
Rules: 4a, 1

7. This is the fifth Lesson in the Comma-Kazi Class we have one more Lesson to learn.
Answer This is the fifth Lesson in the Comma-Kazi Class. We have one more Lesson to learn.
Rules: 15

8. Kenyon who has a dog named Huck is concerned about animal abuse.
Answer Kenyon who has a dog named Huck is concerned about animal abuse.
Rules: 4b

9. The popular Writer's Cramp Contest Judge Sophy is fair and trustworthy.
Answer: The popular Writer's Cramp Contest Judge Sophy is fair and trustworthy.
Rules: 16b

10. Donating his time assisting newbies Prof Moriarty is an invaluable mentor.
Answer: Donating his time assisting newbies, Prof Moriarty is an invaluable mentor.
Rules: 6

11. To achieve perfection in proper comma usage is difficult not unattainable.
Answer: To achieve perfection in proper comma usage is difficult, not unattainable.
Rules: 14, 18

12. Alas the fairy which had the broken wing could no longer fly.
Answer: Alas, the fairy which had the broken wing could no longer fly.
Rules: 8, 4b

13. Amazingly everyone survived the Comma-Kazi Class.
Answer: Amazingly, everyone survived the Comma-Kazi Class.
Rules: 10a

14. The leader of the New Horizons Academy Sariah teaches the Basic Grammar Class.
Answer:The leader of the New Horizons Academy, Sariah teaches the Basic Grammar Class.
Rules: 16a

15. A short month February seems to abruptly fly by.
Answer: A short month, February seems to abruptly fly by.
Rules: 11, 10b
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