Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the essential and nonessential elements in the following sentences punctuated correctly?
1. The woman who did not attend the meeting said that she had to study for her chemistry exam.That is correct.
2. West Point cadets, who break the honor code, are expelled.That is incorrect. Correct is: West Point cadets who break the honor code are expelled.
3. She was as a matter of fact chiefly interested in becoming a Hollywood celebrity.That is incorrect. Correct is: She was, as a matter of fact, chiefly interested in becoming a Hollywood celebrity.
4. The German writer, Hermann Hesse, is a favorite with American college students.That is incorrect. Correct is: The German writer Hermann Hesse is a favorite with American college students.
5. The book, that your sister gave you for your birthday, won a National Book Award.That is incorrect. Correct is: The book that your sister gave you for your birthday won a National Book Award.
6. Raul's wife, Conchita, is president of the local Red Cross.That is correct.
7. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, wrote his handbook of spiritual exercises in the sixteenth century.That is correct.
8. He did not however intend to return the money he borrowed.That is incorrect. Correct is: He did not, however, intend to return the money he borrowed.
9. Saul having forgotten to save his work lost all of his revisions when his computer crashed.That is incorrect. Correct is: Saul, having forgotten to save his work, lost all of his revisions when his computer crashed.
10. The courthouse, which was renovated recently, was built in 1878.That is correct.