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Identify the missing comma and the rule: After school we practiced basketball.
Comma after school. Rule: Introductory phrase.
Identify the series: In art class we used paint markers and colored pencils.
Series: paint, markers, colored pencils. Comma after paint.
Where should the comma go? I studied hard but I forgot my calculator.
Comma after hard. Rule: FANBOYS conjunction.
Identify the extra information and commas needed: My teacher Mr. Ahmed teaches science.
Nonessential information: Mr. Ahmed. Comma after teacher and Ahmed.
Identify the introductory clause: Before the exam students reviewed their notes.
Introductory clause: Before the exam. Comma after exam.
Fix the commas: During assembly students sang danced and waved flags.
Comma after assembly, sang, danced. Rules: Introductory phrase + series.
Identify the conjunction and comma location: Our class wanted to visit the museum but it was closed.
Conjunction: but. Comma after museum.
Identify the nonessential information: The library which is next to the science lab has new books.
Nonessential: which is next to the science lab. Comma after library and lab.
Identify the series: We visited Dubai Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
Series: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah. Comma after Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Fix the sentence: After lunch we finished our math homework and we studied for science.
Comma after lunch and homework. Rules: Introductory phrase + FANBOYS.
Identify two rules and fix the commas: After school we grabbed snacks juice and water and we went to football practice.
Comma after school, snacks, juice, water. Rules: Introductory phrase + series + FANBOYS.
Identify the nonessential clause: My friend Khalid who plays football scored the winning goal.
Nonessential: who plays football. Comma after Khalid and football.
Identify the conjunction rule: We wanted to visit the desert but it was too hot.
Comma after desert. Rule: FANBOYS.
Identify the series and commas: The project required research writing designing posters and presenting.
Comma after research, writing, posters. Rule: series.
Identify two rules and fix commas: During the field trip students visited the museum the heritage village and the falcon center.
Comma after trip, museum, village. Rules: Introductory phrase + series.
Identify three rules and fix commas: During the science fair students presented robots experiments and apps and the judges asked questions.
Comma after fair, robots, experiments, apps. Rules: Introductory phrase + series + FANBOYS.
Identify the nonessential clause: The Burj Khalifa which is in Dubai attracts many tourists.
Comma after Khalifa and Dubai. Rule: nonessential information.
Identify two rules: Although the weather was hot students played football and they finished their practice.
Comma after hot and football. Rules: Introductory clause + FANBOYS.
Identify the series and conjunction rule: We packed water sandwiches dates and fruit and we left for the desert trip.
Comma after water, sandwiches, dates, fruit. Rules: series + FANBOYS.
Identify the nonessential information: Our principal who recently moved from Dubai introduced a new reading program.
Comma after principal and Dubai. Rule: nonessential clause.
Identify all rules and fix commas: Although the weather was hot the students who visited the desert museum the heritage village and the falcon center continued their field trip and they learned a lot.
Comma after hot, students, museum, village, center, trip. Rules: Introductory clause + nonessential clause + series + FANBOYS.
Identify all rules and commas: After the exam my classmates who studied math science and Arabic celebrated and they went to lunch.
Comma after exam, classmates, math, science, Arabic, celebrated. Rules: Introductory phrase + nonessential clause + series + FANBOYS.
Identify all comma rules: When the bell rang the students grabbed notebooks pencils and laptops and they rushed to science class.
Comma after rang, notebooks, pencils, laptops. Rules: Introductory clause + series + FANBOYS.
Identify every comma rule used: Although the class was tired the teacher who loves science started a project about space planets and rockets and the students became excited.
Comma after tired, teacher, science, space, planets, rockets. Rules: Introductory clause + nonessential clause + series + FANBOYS.
Identify every comma rule and fix commas: During the UAE National Day celebration students sang danced waved flags and the teachers who organized the event were proud.
Comma after celebration, sang, danced, flags, teachers, event. Rules: Introductory phrase + series + FANBOYS + nonessential clause.