Comma Practice

The greatest feat of tourism ever imagined might be attributed to Phileas Fogg, the determined daring hero of Jules Verne's classic story Around the World in Eighty Days.

• the determined, daring hero

• the determined daring hero

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Phileas Fogg is a reserved English gentleman who lives out his existence obsessed with adhering to a predictable punctual routine.

• a predictable punctual routine

• a predictable, punctual routine

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

His daily activities consist of maintaining a respectable personal appearance, taking meals at the Reform Club, reading the daily papers and playing whist with his friends at the club.

• the daily papers, and

• the daily papers and

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

During a game at the Reform Club, Fogg and his friends begin discussing a recent bank robbery, but a disagreement soon arises.

• bank robbery, but

• bank robbery but

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Mr. Stuart says the robber can certainly escape capture because the world is so big, and he takes issue with Fogg when the latter asserts that a man could travel around the whole world in a mere eighty days.

• so big and

• so big, and

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

To win a wager and protect his word of honor, Fogg sets out to travel the world in eighty days, taking only his French valet Passepartout, a few articles of clothing, Bradshaw's book of train and steamship schedules and a carpetbag filled with 20,000 pounds.

• train, and steamship schedules and

• train and steamship schedules, and

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CCSS.L.2.4D

On their journey they save an Indian princess from a suttee, they are attacked by Sioux Indians, and they are chased by a detective from England.

• Sioux Indians, and

• Sioux Indians and

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Detective Fix believes that Fogg has stolen 55,000 pounds from the Bank of England and Fix is determined to bring Fogg to justice and win the reward.

• England and Fix

• England, and Fix

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Philieas Fogg Passepartout and Princess Aouda eventually arrive back in London at the Reform Club just in time to win the wager.

• Philieas, Fogg Passepartout, and Princess Aouda

• Philieas Fogg, Passepartout, and Princess Aouda

• Philieas Fogg, Passepartout and Princess Aouda

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Phileas Fogg falls in love with Aouda and he marries her.

• Aouda and

• Aouda, and

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E