USING COMMAS 3

Rewrite the following sentences, placing commas wherever they belong:
1. “Yes” she said ”my name is Mary.”
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2. She was tired of his lying his smoking and his drinking.
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3. Yes that’s exactly what I mean.
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4. “When will it stop raining?” she asked.
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5. Dave responded “It will stop raining soon.”
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6. He was Dutch not Danish.
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7. This however is something completely different.
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8. Laughing joyously the two women drove off into the sunset.
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9. His grandfather a veteran of World War II died last year.
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10. The professor explained the theory well yet most of the students still didn’t understand it.
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ANSWERS:
1. “Yes,” she said, ”my name is Mary.”
2. She was tired of his lying, his smoking, and his drinking.
3. Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.
4. “When will it stop raining?”, she asked.
5. Dave responded, “It will stop raining soon.”
6. He was Dutch, not Danish.
7. This, however, is something completely different.
8. Laughing joyously, the two women drove off into the sunset.
9. His grandfather, a veteran of World War II, died last year.
10. The professor explained the theory well, yet most of his students still didn’t understand it.