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• The teacher explained the process (that transforms the energy of sunlight into chemical energy) photosynthesis and then asked questions to the class.

• The teacher explained the process that transforms the energy of sunlight into chemical energy(photosynthesis) and then asked questions to the class.

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• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is the most important composer of classical music.

• Wolfgang (Amadeus) Mozart 1756-1791 is the most important composer of classical music.

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My sister(according to Emily, who considers herself almost another parent) has always been the smartest person in the family

• Scientific fact

• Simply non-essential information

• To introduce terms

This psychological phenomenom has been previously demonstrated (Smith 178-85)

• To interrupt

• To introduce abbreviations

• To cite authors

"The unexpected closure of the National Development Bank(NDB) wreaked havoc on the country's economy, however NDB is working on it's early reopening"

• To introduce terms

• To cite authors

• To introduce abbreviations

“Germans wish each other a ‘Guten Rutsch’ (good slide) into the new year.”

• To introduce terms

• To translate words or short phrases

• To interrupt

As commas play other roles in sentences (e.g., to separate list items and to offset adverbial phrases), readers can sometimes become confused...

• To give examples

• To define or restate a word

• To interrupt

The player won the match thanks to topspin (i.e. it is a property of a ball that spins forward while moving), since it was very fast ...

• To introduce terms

• To translate words or short phrases

• To define or restate a word

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The goddess of classical mythology ( ) gives it's name to a fountain in Madrid

• (Cibeles)

• (1400-1998)

• (Siglo XVIII)

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We checked his law degree ( ), but not his billion-dollar verdict against Exxon

• (Chief Knowledge Officer)

• (PET)

• (none of us thought he was lying about that)