➰ Commas (speaking) ➰

Benefits➕:
➿ Improve your understanding of how to use commas correctly ;
✍️ Write more clearly and effectively .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS:
Round 1. Determine the place where comma is missing.
Madam Secretary [ , ] ✔️ I politely disagree...
Round 2. Remove extra comma.
Westminster Abbey [ , ] ✖️ is located in London, England.

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📍 Round 1️⃣. INSERT THE MISSING COMMAS

❗️ Insert 1️⃣ missing comma :

1️⃣ 'Aspartame is an artificial sweetener' he stated. 'It's a common ingredient in everyday foods like cereal, yoghurt, and carbonated soda.'

✅ Answer: 'Aspartame is an artificial sweetener',🔻 he stated. 'It's a common ingredient in everyday foods like cereal, yoghurt, and carbonated soda.'

ℹ️ TIP: Quotations are followed by a comma that comes before the names of the people speaking. The quotation's original punctuation determines the comma's location.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :

2️⃣ I don't mind if you go to Beth's pool party next Sunday, Maria but you should avoid making any plans for the following Sunday 25 May.

✅ Answer: I don't mind if you go to Beth's pool party next Sunday, Maria,🔻 but you should avoid making any plans for the following Sunday,🔻 25 May.

ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — Coordinating conjunctions, like and or but, join two complete sentences and are preceded by a comma. 2nd case — The day of the week is separated from rest of the date with a comma.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :

3️⃣ The first personal computers were very different from the sleek laptops we use now' he added wryly. 'Those early models were large heavy, and loud.'

✅ Answer: The first personal computers were very different from the sleek laptops we use now',🔻 he added wryly. 'Those early models were large,🔻 heavy, and loud.'

ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — Quotations are followed by a comma that comes before the names of the people speaking. The quotation's original punctuation determines the comma's location. 2nd case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items. It's recommended to put a comma before the last item for clarity.

❗️ Insert 3️⃣ missing commas :

4️⃣ Did you grow up bilingual Julia or did you study Spanish in school? If I keep practising maybe I'll become as fluent as you.

✅ Answer: Did you grow up bilingual,🔻 Julia,🔻 or did you study Spanish in school? If I keep practicing,🔻 maybe I'll become as fluent as you.

ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — Names of people directly addressed in a sentence are set off by commas. 2nd case — same tip as in the first case. 3rd case — Coordinating conjunctions, like and or but, join two complete sentences and are preceded by a comma.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :

5️⃣ Julius Caesar was killed by a group of Roman senators on 15 March 44 BCE. He is reported to have said as his last words "And you Brutus?"

✅ Answer: Julius Caesar was killed by a group of Roman senators on 15 March 44 BCE. He is reported to have said as his last words,🔻 "And you,🔻 Brutus?"

ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — A quotation introduction at the beginning of a sentence is followed by a comma. 2nd case — Names of people directly addressed in a sentence are set off by commas.

📍 Round 2️⃣. REMOVE THE EXTRA COMMAS.

❗️ Remove 1️⃣ extra comma :

7️⃣ The first city in the United Kingdom to use postcodes was Norwich,🔺 England',🔺 said Jamie. 'There's now more than 1.5 million postcodes,🔺 in the UK.'

✅ Answer: The first city in the United Kingdom to use postcodes was Norwich,✔️ England',✔️ said Jamie. 'There's now more than 1.5 million postcodes✖️ in the UK.'

❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :

8️⃣ The cooking instructor cleared her throat,🔺 and declared,🔺 'To start,🔺 take out the ingredients,🔺 on your recipe card,🔺 and then wash the vegetables.'

✅ Answer: The cooking instructor cleared her throat✖️ and declared,✔️ 'To start,✔️ take out the ingredients✖️ on your recipe card,✔️ and then wash the vegetables.'

❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :

9️⃣ I can't believe,🔺 I got the programming job in Salt Lake,🔺 Utah. There is so much to do,🔺 to prepare, and the movers will be here on Saturday,🔺 8 June.

✅ Answer: I can't believe✖️ I got the programming job in Salt Lake,✔️ Utah. There is so much to do✖️ to prepare,✔️ and the movers will be here on Saturday,✔️ 8 June.

❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :

🔟 Mexican artist Frida Kahlo,🔺 was known for her colorful paintings,🔺 and she fittingly,🔺 lived in a blue house in Mexico City,🔺 Mexico.

✅ Answer: Mexican artist Frida Kahlo✖️ was known for her colorful paintings,✔️ and she fittingly✖️ lived in a blue house in Mexico City,✔️ Mexico.

📓 Detail (writing) 📓

Benefits➕:
🔍 Quickly spot mistakes and typos in your writing ;
✔️ Identify problems that spell-check won't catch .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage and select all the errors. Each round focuses on a different type of error:

ROUND 1. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS ;
ROUND 2. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS ;
ROUND 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS .

‼️ To make most of this game, try giving yourself 45 seconds to identify mistakes for each round. 15 secs for bonus round.
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