Pause After the Start

When a sentence starts somewhere else, a comma marks the join

Lesson 10
Spicy

Name

Date

Chef Polpetta

Move it to the end. If it goes, it was fronted, and the comma was earning its keep.

Tick the right one

aIn the morning, the waiter laid the tables.In the morning the waiter, laid the tables.comma after

bWithout a word Nonna took over.Without a word, Nonna took over.comma after

cHe slept, after lunch.He slept after lunch.comma after

dOnce the rush was over, we sat down.Once the rush was over we sat down.comma after

Find the 6 mistakes

Polpetta's kitchen rules are pinned above the sink. First wash your hands. After lunch, wipe every table. Every Friday we scrub the big oven until it shines. Before you leave check that the gas is off. The washing-up, is nobody else's job. We sweep the floor, at the end of the day. Once the last customer has gone lock the back door. The head chef, who never shouts, will notice if you forget.

One fronted part is already punctuated correctly. The last sentence has commas doing a different job, leave those alone.

Write the corrections here

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Pause After the Start

Lesson 10 · Spicy · side 2

Name

Now you write

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a One sentence with a fronted part, then the same sentence with it moved to the end:

b A sentence that opens with a where part and closes with a when part:

c A sentence where an opening word takes no comma. Say underneath how you knew:

Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I moved it, like you said. The café opens, at seven. The comma is safely at the end now, where it cannot cause trouble.

Tell him why that comma is still doing nothing, and write him the version where at seven really does need one.

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