Commas you use in writing are similar to pauses you use in speech. Commas are also used togroup similar items together.
Use a comma after an introductory phrase or clause
Directions Re Write each sentence below. Add commas to each introductory
phrase or clause
Example A. During the evening like to watch the local news on television
During the evening, like to watch the local news on television
1. Hello welcome to our hotel.
2. In the moming we woke up early to go fishing
3. Okay once we finish eating we will play tennis at the park
4. Yes I would like another piece of pizza.
5. From our window on the third floor I can see all the people below
6. To avoid traffic my dad took an alternate route
7. Well this may be the last solution to the problem.

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.

Which except is told from first-person point of view

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.