1. Correct this sentence - 4 errors
In the 1700s and 1800s in Peru bullfighters were women, which fought bulls while riding horseback and that was also the time when the major breeds of fighting bulls were developed.

2. In the 1700s and 1800s in Peru, bullfighters were women, who fought bulls while riding horseback. That was also the time when the major breeds of fighting bulls were developed.

3. Commas
Rules to Remember

4. Commas tell the reader to pause
Use commas to separate a series of words.
A singer, a magician, and a dancer were in the talent show.
Use a comma after a introductory word such as yes or no.
No, I don’t like onions.
Use a comma in a compound sentence.
Jane made a birthday cake, but Phil decorated it.
When a subordinate clause begins a sentence, use a comma to separate it from the main clause.
When the Mets won their season opener, 3,795 fans cheered them.

5. Subordinate Clause
If a sentence starts with a subordinate conjunction, there is a comma in the sentence.
why
after
although as because before even if even though if
in order that
once provided that rather than since so that than that while
though unless
until when whenever where whereas wherever whether

6. Place commas wherever they are needed
I looked for my shoes in the closet under my bed and behind the door.
What do Billie Jean King Andrew Jaegar and Tracy Austin have in common?
No we haven’t visited the photography exhibit yet.
Well I did see the movie before but I’d like to go again.
I woke up on time but I still missed the bus.
Yes we have the books you want.
If we go to Florida let’s visit Silver Springs.
Although I enjoy most kind of music I do not care for country music.

7. Answers
I looked for my shoes in the closet, under my bed, and behind the door.
What do Billie Jean King, Andrew Jaegar, and Tracy Austin have in common?
No, we haven’t visited the photography exhibit yet.
Well, I did see the movie before, but I’d like to go again.
I woke up on time, but I still missed the bus.
Yes, we have the books you want.
If we go to Florida, let’s visit Silver Springs.
Although I enjoy most kind of music, I do not care for country music.

8. Use commas to set off the name of a person spoken to.
Please come inside, Jimmy.
Set off an appositive by commas. An appositive is a word or group of words that means the same as the noun before it.
Our mail carrier, Ms. Valdez, is never sick.

9. Separate the parts of a date by commas
Separate the parts of a date by commas. If a date appears in the middle of a sentence, place the comma after the last part.
My sister was born on December 15, 1970.
Separate the name of a city from the name of a state or country by a comma.
My aunt and uncle came from Sydney, Australia.

10. Place commas wherever they are needed.
Mom I would like you to meet my counselor Mr. Johnson.
Our neighbor Ms. Donahue is a photographer for the newspaper.
The deadline is Friday May 26.
August Thomas Edison invented the photograph.
This phone call is for you Michelle.
Robin Smith the class president asked the opinion of each student.
On April the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic.
Ms. Wilson my piano teacher is a gifted musician.

11. Answers Mom, I would like you to meet my counselor , Mr. Johnson.
Our neighbor, Ms. Donahue, is a photographer for the newspaper.
The deadline is Friday, May 26.
August 12, 1877, Thomas Edison invented the photograph.
This phone call is for you, Michelle.
Robin Smith, the class president, asked the opinion of each student.
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic.
Ms. Wilson, my piano teacher, is a gifted musician.