Commas with Phrases and Clauses

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Correct sentence: From the International Space Station, Langston Hughes sent an email to my science class.

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Comma needed in: 'The children left slippery banana peels, all over Jim Halpert's clean floor.'

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No

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Uses commas correctly: Phil Dunphy's vocal coach, a part-time opera singer, is usually very dramatic.

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Phil Dunphy's vocal coach, a part-time opera singer, is usually very dramatic.

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One hockey coach:

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My hockey coach, Mason, said James Brown had the coolest skates he'd ever seen.

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More than one cousin. Correct statement?

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My cousin Naomi buys carrots from Lisa Simpson's farm.

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Correct statement about Principal Skinner's badminton skills.

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Principal Skinner, dare I say it, may be the best badminton player I've ever seen.

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Which is correct?

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Oh my, I can't believe Maggie Simpson can stand on her head for so long!

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Which is correct?

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Mayor Quimby stormed out of the room, taking his basketball with him.

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Todd Flanders did forty cartwheels at lunch, breaking the school record.

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Correct: Todd Flanders did forty cartwheels in a row at lunch, breaking the school’s record.

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Groundskeeper Willie is very good at solving riddles, especially when they involve numbers.

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