Commas with introductory elements

Commas with introductory elements

Use a comma to set off mild exclamation such as

• Well

• Yikes

• Yes

• Oh etc.

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Place comma where/if necessary for the following sentence:

Well I guess so.

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Place comma where/if necessary for the following sentence:

No I didn't hear your question.

Use comma after introductory participle or participial phrase.

• A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective.

• Present participles end -ing

• Example: Waving, the campers boarded the bus.

• Past participles end in -ed

• Example: Confused and frightened, they fled into the jungle.

• Examples of participial phrases: Speaking eloquently, James Bond enthralled the audience.

• In the above example, the participle includes any modifiers or complements the participle (speaking) has

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Place commas if/where necessary:

Encouraged by his family he submitted his book of poems for publication.

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Place commas if/where necessary:

Nodding his head the defendant admitted his guilt

Lets's mix together all the different types of introductory elements to see if we master THE COMMA

Each question has the same directions

Place comma if/where necessary

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At the reptile exhibit we saw three alligators.

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Smiling broadly he accepted the reward.

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Searching through old clothes in his trunk he found his grandfather's watch.

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Having been rejected by six publishers the story was finally published in The New Yorker.

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Delighted by the play the critic applauded with great enthusiasm.

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As a matter of fact brown cows do not make chocolate milk.

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In the first round of the game I played against one of the best golfers in the state.

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Essentially ice cream is the best.

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After I had locked the car door I remembered that the keys were still in the ignition.

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When Mount Dracula erupted thousands of homes were destroyed.

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I can't go to work if my car battery is dead.

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I left money for pizza on the counter.