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play
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a sentence begins with a participle phrase, put a
phrase.
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okay
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calories.
Wordplay — Just for fun!
FIXER-ROOTER: How many words can you think of that have the same
RHYME THYME: Time to think like a rapper. How many rhymes can you
come up with
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Wordplay — Just for fun!
Wordplay — Just
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PERIOD:
from Matched, decide where a comma needs to be added:
COMMA RULES WITH MODIFUER PHRASES
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I
hold tight to the poetry of our moments together protecting them.
2.
I
smile to myself
wondering what Bram's Match
will
be
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comma
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phrase.
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girls sitting
stares at her plate
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farther
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7.
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8.
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