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14. On the other hand the hour-long gym class seemed to take forever.
15. Everything Mrs. Rodriguez said will work out for the best.
16. To be honest many children hate mathematics.
17. Maria found math intriguing nevertheless.
18. Her friend April believed math biology and English to be ridiculously difficult.
19. Young students who develop an aversion to a subject are likely to carry that aversion
throughout their academic career so April will likely continue to dislike those three
classes.
20. Maria liked Atlanta very much but her family moved to Florida when she was twelve.
21. When Maria first saw the junior high she said What a dump but she eventually
came to like it.
22. Andrea Walsh Marias biology teacher was born in Minneapolis Minnesota on July 7
1951 and moved to Clickville Florida on August 3 1978.
23. On February 5 1989 Ms. Walsh took her biology class on a field trip to the Reynolds
Wildlife Preserve in Gidneyville a nearby town.
24. When Maria was studying she took short restful breaks and sometime short walks.
25. Recent reports incidentally have shown that regular exercise improves brain flow.
26. Because her father was getting physical therapy the family did not travel the
following summer.
27. Since Maria had so much free time she decided to stimulate her mind by reading
some good literature.
28. Also Maria wrote to her grandmother each week that summer.
29. Finally her grandmother came to live with Maria and her family on July 20 1989 in
Clickville Florida.
30. Marias grandmothers arrival capped an exciting year full of changes many that
Maria would long remember.
31. If you understand the rules of comma usage study the arrangement of words in each
sentence and keep from going comma crazy you should be able to insert the
necessary commas in these thirty-nine sentences.
CODES:
A = Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses
For items of contrasted elements, nouns of direct address, dates and addresses, and
work titles, use Code C1, C2, or C3.
Contrasted elements: I like tea, not coffee. (C3 in this case)
Direct address: Nancy, did you wash the dishes yet? (C1 in this case)
Dates/Addresses: March 2, 2011, is todays date. (C2 in this case)
Addresses: Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California. (C3 in this case)
Work titles: Dr. Rebecca Flores, Dean of Instruction, is conducting several meetings.
(C2 in this case)