Exercise 4: Using Commas with Places, Dates,
Titles.
Copy the sentences, adding the necessary commas.
EXAMPLE: On June 9 1987 we moved to Houston Texas.
On June 9, 1987, we moved to Houston, Texas.
1. Microtec Inc. opened on the New York Stock Exchange at $14 per share.
2. The bus stopped in Texarkana on its way to Little Rock Arkansas.
3. The nurse signed her letter of resignation “Allison Evans R.N.”
4. On July 4 1884 the Statue of Liberty was officially presented to the United States.
5. Is it true that your ancestors traveled from St. Louis Missouri to San Francisco, California by wagon train?
6. Professor John H. Coleman Ph.D. accepted a position at another university.
7. Please cancel delivery of our newspaper from Tuesday August 8 to Sunday August 19.
1. She studies English at a Language Link school.
2. I didn't use to like cabbage but now I do.
3. If you had known he was leaving, why didn't you tell me?
4. Don't worry! It was so long ago I'm sure he won't remember having asked you to do it.
5. I asked a lot of people how to get tickets for the Bolshoi Theatre, but none of them could help me.
6. He's so rude! There's little hope that he will ever make any friends while he's at college.
7. It was the bad weather that caused us the biggest problem.
8. People usually liked her for her
quiet and calm personality.
9. Provided that you tell us everything, you won't be sent to prison.
10. Oh no! She looks so angry! She must have heard what you said about her.
11. I was driving to work when the accident happened.
12. Take your umbrella in case it rains.
13. He doesn't take after his father at all.
14. A burglar broke into my house last night.
15. There is too much violence on television these days.
16. The most of people think that I am mad.
17. Sorry, I can't give you my homework. I tried to do it but it was too difficult.
18. I had my hair cut by a famous hairdresser yesterday.
19. We didn't know about the murder until the next day because when it happened we had already left the party.
20. You look hot! What have you been doing?
Объяснение:
1. She studies English at a Language Link school.
2. I didn't use to like cabbage but now I do.
3. If you had known he was leaving, why didn't you tell me?
4. Don't worry! It was so long ago I'm sure he won't remember having asked you to do it.
5. I asked a lot of people how to get tickets for the Bolshoi Theatre, but none of them could help me.
6. He's so rude! There's little hope that he will ever make any friends while he's at college.
7. It was the bad weather that caused us the biggest problem.
8. People usually liked her for her quiet and calm personality.
9. Provided that you tell us everything, you won't be sent to prison.
10. Oh no! She looks so angry! She must have heard what you said about her.