In class

Commas 1 - Insert any missing commas in the following sentences.

1. That singer, whoever he is, really knows how to sing the blues.
2. The woman, sitting at the back table, is a well-known restaurant reviewer.
3. When conditions are right, that horse can run just like its father.
4. His four favorite artists are Monet, Renoir, Degas and Manet.
5. Let Warren and Andrea, our most skillful speakers, present our proposal.
6. Long regarded as a leading newspaper, the Washington Post boasts an outstanding staff of reporters.
7. Slowly, slyly and cautiously Eric slid the wallet across the table.
8. What we need is creative leadership, leadership that will encourage experimentation.
9. During high school he read Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.
10. Song of Solomon, I believe is the professor’s favorite.
11. I believe that should the eggs break, we will have a mess.
12. Sometimes I think that people are extremely foolish.
13. I believe that a computer breakdown is a common excuse for late papers.
14. The elephant that stands on the drum is Maggie.
15. The elephant, which is a hard worker and a talented performer, is found in most zoos and circuses.

Commas 2 -Insert all necessary commas into the following sentences:


1. Heeding all too well the admonition of Genesis 1:26, man has clearly established dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle and all the earth.
2. In fact, man has gone far toward destroying all members of the animal kingdom including, of course, himself.
3. In the last 150 years, man has increased his extermination of mammals alone by fifty-five-fold and if the killing continues at the present rate, man may well destroy all 4062 species of mammals within thirty years.
4. Even today there are 835 endangered species with more being added each year.
5. In India where 40000 tigers roamed in 1930, there are now only 2500 left ,and the lion population currently estimated at 175 has been depleted even more severely.
6. Australia, a land of energetic sports-minded individuals, has treated its animal population no better than India has.
7. Consequently animals like the kangaroo, for which Australia is famous, are fast disappearing as are koala bears Tasmanian wolves and emus.
8. Because Australians were not concerned about their wildlife in 1930, the government machine-gunned 20000 emus at one time.
9. In the United States, too several species of wildlife have disappeared and many others are close to extinction.
10. The Eastern elk and the passenger pigeon once so plentiful in this country are now forever gone.
11. Other animals such as the alligator the Southern Bald eagle and the ivory-billed woodpecker may be fated to join the growing list of species we will see no more.
12. Although alligators are protected by law men continue to kill them for their skins only the belly portion of which are used.
13. As long as Americans want their expensive alligator belts handbags and shoes the poachers will continue to supply the skins.
14. The profit motive of course has led to the wholesale slaughter of animals like the alligator and the tiger but many other animals have been killed for whim or pleasure.

More Parallelism

We were dirty, hungry, and without a penny.
My roommate liked to repair things around the house and his own cooking.
During the day, we went on long hikes, rowed around the lake, or just leisure time.
She returned to pay the rent and because she had left some of her things.
Two things that I found hard to learn as a freshman were to get enough sleep and trimming expenses.
He asked me about my courses and where I was planning to be next year.
The doctor said that I should rest and not to get excited or upset.
Hitler’s followers considered other nations to be racially inferior and were fit only for slave labor.
The best way to combat juvenile delinquency is not to set up more social agencies but by restoring old-fashioned discipline in the home.
The book told how to build a gun cabinet, how to build a bookcase, and all types of furniture that you can make.
When I was a member of the basketball team, everyone met me with a happy smile, made lively conversation, and I was invited to many parties.
Fires, caused by unheeding persons, have destroyed valuable forests and thereby decreasing our lumber resources.
In basketball, there is never a dull moment, any team can win, and a fine display of teamwork.
My parents liked peace and quiet and to relax in the evening at home.
Esther is a helpful person and who makes friends easily.
Yosemite is a park with spectacular scenery and which has half-tame bears.
My friends were always going off to jog in the park or a game of tennis.
The manager asked me to file an application and would I leave my number.
We went to rallies to protest against pesticides, oppose nuclear power, or other current auses.
My roommate was a smart dresser, a good student, and really knew how to talk.