Chapter 12: Punctuation (Part 2)

12-7 Practice the Skill: Commas After Introductory Elements

Insert in red color any missing commas in the following sentences. 
  1. Before a trip to Germany, you should consider including in your visit, a trip to the Bavarian Alps.
  2. In the Bavarian Alps one can visit several famous castles.
  3. First, a traveler can visit the famous Neuschwanstein Castle.
  4. Visiting this castle, a tourist must walk one mile into the Bavarian Alps near Füssen, Germany.
  5. After studying a castle in Germany, King Ludwig II of Bavaria made plans to build his own.
  6. Although Neuschwanstein resembles a medieval castle, it was actually built in the nineteenth century.
  7. Today Neuschwanstein is one of Germany's most visited attractions.
  8. Then you can visit Linderhof.
  9. In 1864 King Ludwig began the building of Linderhof.
  10. If you visit Linderhof, you will notice the splendor of the gardens.

12-9 Practice the Skill: Commas to Set off Certain Sentence Elements

Insert in red color any missing commas in the following sentences. If the sentence is correct, write Correct under it.
  1. My parents visited London, not Paris, last year.
  2. Generally speaking, they had a nice vacation
  3. Did they have any problems, Peter?
  4. Well, they were amazed at the cost of everything.
  5. They were always with a group, never alone.
  6. They did, of course, enjoy visiting historic places.
  7. Oh, where did they visit?
  8. Some of the places they visited, Jacob, were the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace.
  9. Westminster Abbey, not Buckingham Palace, was one of their favorite places.
  10. Westminster Abbey, as you know, is the scene of many important events.

12-10 Review the Skill

Insert in red color any missing commas in the following sentences. If the sentence is correct, write Correct under it.

  1. Hey, you should visit the South Pacific for a tropical island vacation.
  2. You could, for example, visit Fiji.
  3. Do you know where Fiji is, class?


12-11 Practice the Skill: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements
Insert in red color any missing commas in the following sentences. If the sentence is correct, write Correct under it.

  1. A tourist who wants to visit Africa may wish to start in Morocco.
  2. Morocco, because of its culture, is a popular vacation destination.
  3. The Strait of Gibraltar, which connects the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, separates Morocco from Spain by only about eight miles.
  4. The city Chechaouene is a beautiful place to visit.
  5. Rabat, Morocco's capital,on the Atlantic Ocean.
  6. A visitor may want to study the architecture of Rabat after he strolls along the ocean.
  7. Casablanca, with over 2.5 million people, is the largest North African city outside Egypt.
  8. Troops from the United States landed in Casablanca during World War II.
  9. Some Roman sites that a tourist may enjoy are the ruins at Lixus.
  10. The Roman ruins at Volubilis are more popular, whereas the ruins at Lixus are less visited.

12-12 Review the Skill

  1. Another African country that attracts many visitors is Egypt.
  2. A small part of Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, is in Asia.
  3. Giza, near Cairo, is the site of the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids.
  4. Many archeologists, with their love of history, enjoy excavating near the sites of the pyramids of Egypt.
  5. The great architect and statesman Imhotep built the first known pyramid around 2650 B.C.
  6. The largest pyramid was built for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu.
  7. When pharaohs died, they were often buried with great treasures.
  8. The pyramid near the Great Sphinx was King Khufu's. Many believe Khufu built the Great Sphinx as well.
12-13 Practice the Skill: Commas with Quotations, Dates, and Addresses; and Commas in Letters

Insert in red color any missing commas in the following sentences. If the sentence is correct, write Correct under it.
  1. Dear Juro,
  2. My family moved to Martha's Vineyard in May of 1998 because my father got a new job.
  3. My mother owns an antique shop located at 2 Staton Avenue, Chilmark, MA 02535.
  4. In a recent letter your mother asked, "What are people's opinions about Martha's Vineyard?"
  5. "Maybe," my mother said, "we can send them a magazine about the island."
  6. A popular magazine recently states, "The island of Martha's Vineyard is breathtaking."
  7. In Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, you can rent a sailboat.
  8. We recently went to a restaurant in Edgartown, Massachusetts, for a seafood dinner. 
  9. On June 4, 2001, we were able to take a small plane to see the entire island; I am sure you will enjoy your vacation here.
  10. Your friend, Jacob.

Incorrect Commas

12-15 Practice the Skill

1. Visiting the Statue of Liberty in Upper New York Bay is common for a tourist in  New York.
2. French citizens donated the money to build the statue, and citizens of the United States raised money for the base. 
3. The Statue of Liberty and the immigration station at Ellis Island form the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
4. The dedication of the statue on October 28,1886, was celebrated on land and sea.
5. A crown, a torch, and a tablet are part of the statue.
6. Lady liberty proudly holds a glowing torch.
7. The statue was first called "Mother of Exiles" in a poem by Emma Lazarus.
8. Frederic Austuste Bartholdi designed the statue and supervised its construction in Paris.
9. The statue was later restored, and interestingly, an entirely new torch was created.
10. Official celebrations for the newly restored statue were held in July 1986.

12-16 Use the Skill

Highlight the ten errors in comma usage, then rewrite the paragraph. 
Ranking among the four most spectacular waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls lies between Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The falls, dramatically drops 335 feet over a crest, that spans one mile. Actually, the height of the falls is 256 feet at the right bank, and, it rises to 355 feet in the center. The discoverer of the falls, David Livingstone, visited the site on November 16, 1855, while on a trek down the Zambezi River. He said, "Scenes so lovely must have been gazed on by angels in their flight." He later stated that the falls was, "the most wonderful sight I had witnessed in Africa." The native name of the falls means, "the smoke that thunders," but, honoring Queen Victoria, was Libingstone's goal in naming the falls.
 Ranking among the four most spectacular waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls dramatically drops 335 feet over a crest that spans one mile. Actually, the height of the falls is 256 feet at the right bank and it rises to 355 feet in the center. The discoverer of the falls, David Livingstone, visited the site on November 16, 1855, while on a trek down the Zambezi River. He said, "Scenes so lovely must have been gazed on by angels in their flight." He later stated that the falls was "the most wonderful sight I had witnessed in Africa." The native name of the falls means "the smoke that thunders," but honoring Queen Victoria was Libingstone's goal in naming the falls.

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