IXL | Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases

Correct the text by inserting one comma.

Yes James Whittaker of Redmond, Washington, was the first American to summit Mt. Everest.

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Correct the text by inserting two commas.

Conventional tennis unlike jeu de paume is usually played on an open court of clay, grass, or concrete.

Use commas to separate the name of a person being spoken to from the rest of the sentence.

Thank you, Bella.

Thank you, Bella, for your help.

Use a comma after words like yes, no, well, and many others, when they are followed by a complete sentence.

Yes, that sounds great!

Use a comma after a mild interjection.

Oh, what a stunning sunset.

Use commas around an interrupter, which is a word, phrase, or clause that adds additional, nonessential information to the sentence.

You, of course, may have a different opinion.

Use commas to set off phrases that use the words not or unlike to qualify adjacent text.

Alexander the Great was Macedonian, not Greek.

Tara, unlike Megan, finds chemistry fascinating.

Use commas around unlike jeu de paume. The phrase uses the word unlike to qualify adjacent text.

Conventional tennis, unlike jeu de paume, is usually played on an open court of clay, grass, or concrete.

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