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Fix the phrase comma

10 sentences · All kinds, Add the missing comma, Move the clause first, Fix the phrase comma, Move the when phrase first

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Put a comma after a because part or a when phrase at the start: Because it was hungry, the cow ate grass.

  1. Example 1Put a comma after the opening phrase.

    In the afternoon the moon shone.

    In the afternoon, the moon shone.

1 / 10 F12Put a comma after the opening phrase.

At midnight the zebra sleeps.

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Starting with because or when: Fix the phrase comma

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Example · Put a comma after the opening phrase.In the afternoon the moon shone.In the afternoon, the moon shone.

Put a comma after the opening phrase.

  1. At midnight the zebra sleeps.
  2. At eight Dad bought milk.
  3. At six the child hopped.
  4. At breakfast Beth drinks juice.
  5. At breakfast the woman drank tea.
  6. On Saturday the artist drew pictures.
  7. At dawn the babies feed themselves.
  8. In the evening I blew bubbles.
  9. At three Grandma will pick berries.
  10. On Sunday Dad sliced some melons.
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  1. At midnight, the zebra sleeps.
  2. At eight, Dad bought milk.
  3. At six, the child hopped.
  4. At breakfast, Beth drinks juice.
  5. At breakfast, the woman drank tea.
  6. On Saturday, the artist drew pictures.
  7. At dawn, the babies feed themselves.
  8. In the evening, I blew bubbles.
  9. At three, Grandma will pick berries.
  10. On Sunday, Dad sliced some melons.
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