Comma placement practice exercise on a notebook-style page.
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Here is the corrected version of the sentences with commas placed where necessary, along with an explanation for each.
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1. Unless you tell me the truth, you will be punished.
✔ *Explanation:* A comma is needed after an introductory dependent clause (“Unless you tell me the truth”) that comes before the main clause.
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2. Sujan, your breakfast is ready.
✔ *Explanation:* “Sujan” is a direct address (vocative case), so it must be set off by a comma to indicate you’re speaking directly to Sujan.
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3. The letter is addressed to Chitwan Resort Hotel, Chitwan National Park, Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal.
✔ *Explanation:* Commas are used to separate elements in a multi-part address: hotel name, park, town, district, and country. Each level of geographic specificity should be separated by a comma.
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4. Could you repeat the question, Madam?
✔ *Explanation:* “Madam” is a direct address, so it needs a comma before it to show who is being spoken to.
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5. He is rather dull, heavy, lazy, and incompetent.
✔ *Explanation:* Commas are used to separate items in a list of adjectives describing the same noun (“He”). The Oxford comma (before “and”) is optional but recommended for clarity — especially since these are four distinct traits.
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6. She is intelligent, but her health is rather delicate.
✔ *Explanation:* When “but” connects two independent clauses (“She is intelligent” and “her health is rather delicate”), a comma is required before “but”.
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7. She had a bath, ironed her clothes, dressed up smartly, and went out.
✔ *Explanation:* This is a series of four actions in a compound predicate. Commas separate each action, and the Oxford comma before “and” helps avoid ambiguity.
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8. The plane touched down at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, on the 7th of April 2002.
✔ *Explanation:* Commas separate the airport name from the city, and the city from the country. The date phrase at the end doesn’t need a comma because it’s not interrupting the sentence structure.
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9. In fact, he was a great man.
✔ *Explanation:* “In fact” is an introductory phrase that adds emphasis or transition. It should be followed by a comma when it begins the sentence.
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10. I needed advice, so I went to see the principal.
✔ *Explanation:* “So” is connecting two independent clauses (“I needed advice” and “I went to see the principal”). A comma is required before “so” in this context.
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11. You will lift the box, won’t you?
✔ *Explanation:* This is a tag question. A comma is used to separate the main statement from the question tag (“won’t you?”) for clarity and natural pause.
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12. Before going to bed, he always says a prayer to God.
✔ *Explanation:* “Before going to bed” is an introductory phrase modifying the main clause. A comma is needed after it to separate it from the subject and verb.
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1. Unless you tell me the truth, you will be punished.
2. Sujan, your breakfast is ready.
3. The letter is addressed to Chitwan Resort Hotel, Chitwan National Park, Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal.
4. Could you repeat the question, Madam?
5. He is rather dull, heavy, lazy, and incompetent.
6. She is intelligent, but her health is rather delicate.
7. She had a bath, ironed her clothes, dressed up smartly, and went out.
8. The plane touched down at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, on the 7th of April 2002.
9. In fact, he was a great man.
10. I needed advice, so I went to see the principal.
11. You will lift the box, won’t you?
12. Before going to bed, he always says a prayer to God.
Let me know if you’d like a printable version or further grammar explanations!
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1. Unless you tell me the truth, you will be punished.
✔ *Explanation:* A comma is needed after an introductory dependent clause (“Unless you tell me the truth”) that comes before the main clause.
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2. Sujan, your breakfast is ready.
✔ *Explanation:* “Sujan” is a direct address (vocative case), so it must be set off by a comma to indicate you’re speaking directly to Sujan.
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3. The letter is addressed to Chitwan Resort Hotel, Chitwan National Park, Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal.
✔ *Explanation:* Commas are used to separate elements in a multi-part address: hotel name, park, town, district, and country. Each level of geographic specificity should be separated by a comma.
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4. Could you repeat the question, Madam?
✔ *Explanation:* “Madam” is a direct address, so it needs a comma before it to show who is being spoken to.
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5. He is rather dull, heavy, lazy, and incompetent.
✔ *Explanation:* Commas are used to separate items in a list of adjectives describing the same noun (“He”). The Oxford comma (before “and”) is optional but recommended for clarity — especially since these are four distinct traits.
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6. She is intelligent, but her health is rather delicate.
✔ *Explanation:* When “but” connects two independent clauses (“She is intelligent” and “her health is rather delicate”), a comma is required before “but”.
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7. She had a bath, ironed her clothes, dressed up smartly, and went out.
✔ *Explanation:* This is a series of four actions in a compound predicate. Commas separate each action, and the Oxford comma before “and” helps avoid ambiguity.
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8. The plane touched down at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, on the 7th of April 2002.
✔ *Explanation:* Commas separate the airport name from the city, and the city from the country. The date phrase at the end doesn’t need a comma because it’s not interrupting the sentence structure.
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9. In fact, he was a great man.
✔ *Explanation:* “In fact” is an introductory phrase that adds emphasis or transition. It should be followed by a comma when it begins the sentence.
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10. I needed advice, so I went to see the principal.
✔ *Explanation:* “So” is connecting two independent clauses (“I needed advice” and “I went to see the principal”). A comma is required before “so” in this context.
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11. You will lift the box, won’t you?
✔ *Explanation:* This is a tag question. A comma is used to separate the main statement from the question tag (“won’t you?”) for clarity and natural pause.
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12. Before going to bed, he always says a prayer to God.
✔ *Explanation:* “Before going to bed” is an introductory phrase modifying the main clause. A comma is needed after it to separate it from the subject and verb.
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✔ Final Answer (with all commas added):
1. Unless you tell me the truth, you will be punished.
2. Sujan, your breakfast is ready.
3. The letter is addressed to Chitwan Resort Hotel, Chitwan National Park, Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal.
4. Could you repeat the question, Madam?
5. He is rather dull, heavy, lazy, and incompetent.
6. She is intelligent, but her health is rather delicate.
7. She had a bath, ironed her clothes, dressed up smartly, and went out.
8. The plane touched down at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, on the 7th of April 2002.
9. In fact, he was a great man.
10. I needed advice, so I went to see the principal.
11. You will lift the box, won’t you?
12. Before going to bed, he always says a prayer to God.
Let me know if you’d like a printable version or further grammar explanations!
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