English Comma Review

Dangerous smelly fumes leaked from the bottle

Dangerous, smelly

Gene Fowler who happens to be a poet is my best friend

Fowler, who poet, is

He read Hamlet Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet, Macbeth, and

He drove through Illinois Indiana and Kentucky

Illinois, Indiana, and

Jim are you sure that the building is safe

Jim, are

Martha indeed hated homework

Martha, indeed, hated

A Mazda the car with the rotary engine is expensive

Mazda, the engine, is

Mom please buy me some new shoes

Mom, please

Mr. Barnes my dance instructor was a professional entertainer

Mr. Barnes, my instructor, was

Mrs. Winston your class has helped me

Mrs. Winston, your

No you could go to bed early

No, you

Oh you will think of something to say

Oh, you

Dr. Rodriguez who was present at the scene called for an ambulance

Rodriguez, who scene, called

After our game with Central High School our bus broke down

School, our

Undaunted by past failures, she would enroll in a new class each fall

Undaunted by past failures=participial phrase

Unfortunately I have to stay up all night

Unfortunately, I

Yes he assigned another essay

Yes, he

Too much worry about a test can prevent clear thinking

about a test=adjective

I had become quite upset about my final exams

about my final exams=adverb

Although she was concerned, she talked very calmly about test taking

about test taking=adverb

In the heat of a summer afternoon our conditioner stopped

afternoon, our

They would have to agree or they would not get anything

agree, or

Whenever I go to the beach I become sunburned

beach, I

After he painted the office blue he died his hair green

blue, he

Being smaller than the other boys Jim did not make the team

boys, Jim

I ate breakfast read the paper and went to work

breakfast, read paper, and

Use care courtesy and common sense in your driving

care, courtesy, and

My cat which I received as a gift sits idle in the driveway

cat, which gift, sits

At the last meeting of the cheerleaders Janie was elected captain

cheerleaders, Janie

In the middle of our math class Tim became ill

class, Tim

Noticing the dark clouds we thought it would rain

clouds, we

during a test I used to become nervous or upset

during a test= adverb

Alice wanted to stay home that evening yet she did not feel she could refuse the invitation

evening, yet

Some of them, fearing the water, stay away from it

fearing the water=participial phrase

One of the car's safety features for example is the braking system

features, for example, is

He would not let them fight nor would he allow them to give up

fight, nor

The foolish rude remark embarrassed him

foolish, rude

Too much worry, she told me, is unhealthy for anyone

for anyone=adverb

my friend who was hurt in the accident is in the hospital

friend, who accident, is

It was a happy productive prosperous season

happy, productive, prosperous

A heavy soiled ball sailed over the fence

heavy, soiled

"Anything that you can do will be helpful" John replied

helpful," John

Although it was a hot sticky miserable day Mrs. Marston looked call

hot, sticky day, Mrs. Marston

The rain continued for an hour so the game was called off

hour, so

I was very embarrassed when my husband who was only slightly drunk crashed down the stairs

husband, who drunk, crashed

Mike would be much improved on the contrary if he stayed in bed

improved, on contrary, if

No one in that situation can perform well

in that situation=adjective

The story was very interesting and she read it in one evening

interesting, and

It is however very difficult to hit a silverfish from ten feet away

is, however, very

Although she loved her job it did not pay very much

job, it

In class, she would cling to the side of the pool, kicking her feet

kicker her feet= participial phrase

Wading into the cool lake we found relief from the heat.

lake, we

Jean does not each much lately and she ism losing weight

lately, and

Before you leave give us your address and telephone number

leave, give

His long clean hair hung down to his worn faded jacket

long, clean

I have seen his picture in magazines on television and in movies

magazines, on television, and

Eventually some succeed in mastering the basic technique

mastering the basic technique=gerund phrase

He ends each day by telling himself that the day was miserable that he should have stayed in bed and that tomorrow will be better

miserable, that bed, and

You can spend the money now or put it in the bank

now, or

One day my mother sat down and explained the value of a little anxiety

of a little anxiety=adjective

I had become very tense, and I had lost much of my appetite

of my appetite=adjective

Her explanation of stress and anxiety was very helpful

of stress and anxiety=adjective

The day was overcast yet we went to the beach

overcast, yet

In deep water, though, she sometimes ended by paddling slowly to the side

paddling slowly to the side= gerund phrase

Running in place doing sit-ups and lifting weights are healthy activities

place, doing sit-ups, and

He realized nevertheless that Martha would not let him keep a dog

realized, nevertheless, that

While I worked at the restaurant I learned about food

restaurant, I

Steve said " What do you want me to do?"

said, "What

The short round brown bottle contains sulfuric acid

short, round, brown

Because the game was so one-sided we left early

sided, we

Your handwriting is sloppy but your punctuation is perfect

sloppy, but

that song in my opinion is unimaginative

song, in opinion, is

My sister, for instance, can now swim after spending many years in classes

spending many years in classes=gerund phrase

He ran up the stairs through the door and down the hall

stairs, through door, and

Standing in the shallow water, she would then practice her arm movements

standing in the shallow water= participial phrase

The boys stopped looked and then darted for cover

stopped, looked, and

The story nevertheless is interesting

story, nevertheless, is

We went swimming boating and fishing

swimming, boating, and

She threw the switch but the lights did not work

switch, but

A tall dark and handsome man walked into the room

tall, dark, and

Having been told of the test John wondered when he would study.

test, John

When she noticed the time Marie realized she would be late

time, Marie

Others, however, try again and again to become good swimmers

to become good swimmers=infinitive phrases

then she would work up her nerve to begin again

to begin again=infinitive phrase

Many people never learn to stay afloat in the water

to stay afloat in the water=infinitive phrase

By the old bridge at the north of town we are meeting for a picnic

town, we

The umpire unfortunately called off the game

umpire, unfortunately, called

The instructor gave an unfair difficult exam

unfair, difficult

Seeing the oncoming car weaving I slowed down

weaving, I

If she wishes Gloria can come with us

wishes, Gloria

my mother discussed this with me last spring

with me=adverb

I was worried John that you had forgotten to feed your dog

worried, John, that

Since I left you my whole life has changed

you, my