Final Answer:
1. While I decorated the Christmas tree, my sister wrapped the presents.
2. Although I was excited for Christmas, I was exhausted after the celebrations.
3. We’re baking a cake on Christmas Eve—aren’t we?
4. Aunt Rachel will arrive in an hour, won’t she?
5. Carl, are you ready for dinner?
6. I am hoping that Dad will say yes to go skiing.
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Explanation:
Let’s fix each sentence by adding commas where needed:
1. “While I decorated the Christmas tree my sister wrapped the presents.”
→ The phrase *“While I decorated the Christmas tree”* is an introductory clause. It should be followed by a comma before the main part (*my sister wrapped the presents*).
✔ So: *While I decorated the Christmas tree, my sister wrapped the presents.*
2. “Although I was excited for Christmas I was exhausted after the celebrations.”
→ *“Although I was excited for Christmas”* is also an introductory dependent clause. Add a comma after it.
✔ So: *Although I was excited for Christmas, I was exhausted after the celebrations.*
3. “We’re baking a cake on Christmas Eve aren’t we?”
→ This is a tag question (*aren’t we?*) at the end of a statement. We need a comma before the tag. Also, since it’s a question, it ends with a question mark — already there.
✔ So: *We’re baking a cake on Christmas Eve, aren’t we?*
4. “Aunt Rachel will arrive in an hour won’t she?”
→ Same as #3: a tag question (*won’t she?*) needs a comma before it.
✔ So: *Aunt Rachel will arrive in an hour, won’t she?*
5. “Carl are you ready for dinner?”
→ When you call someone’s name at the start of a sentence (like *Carl*), you need a comma after the name.
✔ So: *Carl, are you ready for dinner?*
6. “I am hoping that Dad will say yes to go skiing.”
→ This one is tricky! Actually, no comma is needed here. The sentence is fine as written — *“I am hoping that…”* is one smooth thought. But wait — the instruction says *“some sentences are missing a comma”*, and this one doesn’t need one. However, looking closely: the phrase *“to go skiing”* is a bit off — it should be *“to go skiing”* is okay informally, but grammatically, it’s better as *“to go skiing”* or *“go skiing”*. Still, the task is about
commas, and no comma is required here. So we leave — but the original likely expects no change. However, many students mistakenly think a comma is needed before *that*, but we don’t use a comma before *that* in a restrictive clause like this. So: no comma added.
Wait — rechecking the original list: all 6 items are supposed to need a comma. Let’s double-check #6.
Actually, rereading: *“I am hoping that Dad will say yes to go skiing.”*
There’s no comma missing — but maybe the intended fix is not punctuation, but wording? No — the task clearly says *“add them [commas] wherever required.”* So only sentences needing commas get them.
But in standard grammar, #6 does
not need a comma. However, some style guides suggest a comma before *that* in informal writing when the clause is long — but that’s not standard. Given this is a school exercise, and the other 5 clearly need commas, #6 is likely a trick:’s correct as is.
Yet the problem says *“some of these sentences are missing a comma”* — not *all*. So only the ones that truly need commas get them.
So final corrected versions are as listed above — with commas added in #1–5, and #6 unchanged.
But the answer format asks for the full corrected sentences — so we write all 6 with fixes applied (only commas added where needed). That’s what we did.
✔ Final Answer reflects that.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable comma worksheet for 5th grade.
