To comma, or not to comma
Before the election results of the primaries were discussed in the news.
Before the election (,) results...
Evelyn is the youngest daughter Elizabeth is the oldest.
youngest daughter (;) Elizabeth
We will need 10 15 more boxes to fit all of our belongings.
10 (-) 15
The cat (is/are) sleeping on the rug.
The cat (is) sleeping on the rug.
I saw a stray dog riding the bus this afternoon.
I saw a stray dog while I was riding the bus this afternoon.
I read an essay by writer Virginia Woolf.
No commas
He thought the problem was solved instead, his solution proved to be entirely wrong.
was solved (;) instead,
The three dogs Celleste, Halley, and Nova were sisters from the same litter.
Neither the teacher nor the students (is/are) ready.
Neither the teacher nor the students are ready.
She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large.
She wore a bicycle helmet that was too large on her head.
Hrosvitha, a medieval author and dramatist is one of the earliest known European women playrights.
, a medieval author and dramatist (,)
On our vacation, we visited Paris, France Rome, Italy and Berlin, Germany. (2 semicolons needed)
Paris, France (;) Rome, Italy (;) and Berlin Germany.
My sister in law is twelve years old. (2 hyphens)
sister(-)in(-)law
Everybody (love/loves) a good story.
Everybody (loves) a good story.
Mei napped with her cat, tired after a long day at work.
After a long day of work, Mei napped with her cat.
Celia has a boa constrictor and an iguana and a chameleon.
No comma
I ordered a cheeseburger for lunch life's too short for counting calories.
for lunch (;) life's too short
Even the simplest tasks washing, dressing, and going to work were nearly impossible.
tasks -- washing, dressing, and going to work --
He (don't/doesn't) like it.
He doesn't like it.
There’s nothing like a chocolate cone of ice cream on a hot day.
There’s nothing like a cone of chocolate ice cream on a hot day.
Zora Neal Hurston, who was born around 1901 is a well-known writer of the Harlem Renaissance.
, who was born around 1901 (,)
The weather app said it would rain today however, no clouds are in the sky.
rain today (;) however, no
After months of deliberation, the jurors reached a unanimous verdict guilty.
verdict -- guilty
She chose Lily and (I/me).
She chose Lily and me.
My uncle had to see a doctor with indigestion.
My uncle with indigestion had to see a doctor.