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Karen wants to go to the farm yet her sister does not like farms.

Karen wants to go to the farm, yet her sister does not like farms.

We can go to the grocery store or we can go to the mall.

We can go to the grocery store, or we can go to the mall.

That Tuesday which also happens to be my birthday is the only day we can take the test.

That Tuesday, which also happens to be my birthday, is the only day we can take the test.

Chicago the largest city in the Midwest is the home of the skyscraper blues and deep-dish pizza.

Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest, is the home of the skyscraper, blues, and deep-dish pizza.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish writer of novels poems and essays.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish writer of novels, poems, and essays.

My mom who is a nurse cares for the sick injured and disabled.

My mom, who is a nurse, cares for the sick, injured, and disabled.

Alex painted the fence white blue and green.

Alex painted the fence white, blue, and green.

Kelly said “Did you do the homework Angie?”

Kelly said, “Did you do the homework, Angie?”

He says “Remember Bob use commas before and after you address someone directly.”

He says, “Remember, Bob, use commas before and after you address someone directly.”

Mr. Morton my English teacher says we have to learn how to use commas.

Mr. Morton, my English teacher, says we have to learn how to use commas.

This astonishing fact moreover sets these whales apart from all other mammals because no other mammal except man has the ability to vary its song.

This astonishing fact, moreover, sets these whales apart from all other mammals because no other mammal, except man, has the ability to vary its song.

The following year however each group will alter its song slightly.

The following year, however, each group will alter its song slightly.

All the whales in Bermuda waters for example will sing the same song in any one year while all the whales in Hawaii waters will be singing a similar one.

All the whales in Bermuda waters, for example, will sing the same song in any one year while all the whales in Hawaii waters will be singing a similar one.

The whales compose it seems as they go along and they incorporate new elements into their song of the previous year.

The whales compose, it seems, as they go along, and they incorporate new elements into their song of the previous year.

The following year however their song will be slightly different.

The following year, however, their song will be slightly different.

The amazing thing about the humpback whale's song however is that it is constantly changing.

The amazing thing about the humpback whale's song, however, is that it is constantly changing.

Unlike birdsongs which are high-pitched and last only a few seconds humpback songs vary in pitch and last between six and thirty minutes.

Unlike birdsongs, which are high-pitched and last only a few seconds, humpback songs vary in pitch and last between six and thirty minutes.

By "song" is meant a regular sequence of repeated sounds that are organized into patterns like the calls made by birds.

By "song" is meant a regular sequence of repeated sounds that are organized into patterns like the calls made by birds. Trick question, no commas needed

But one whale the humpback emits a "song."

But one whale, the humpback, emits a "song."

Whales most people assume are nonvocal mammals.

Whales, most people assume, are nonvocal mammals.

Today in the United States some people migrate to find a better climate but most people migrate to seek better jobs.

Today in the United States, some people migrate to find a better climate, but most people migrate to seek better jobs.

When in 1860 the pony express began to carry letters in saddlebags on fast ponies the migrants lost one way of travel.

When in 1860 the pony express began to carry letters in saddlebags on fast ponies, the migrants lost one way of travel.

They had little sleep and only poor food was available at the stops where the horses were changed along the way.

They had little sleep, and only poor food was available at the stops where the horses were changed along the way.

When the famous overland mail service was started in 1858 travelers spent nearly three weeks in cramped stagecoaches going from Missouri to California.

When the famous overland mail service was started in 1858, travelers spent nearly three weeks in cramped stagecoaches going from Missouri to California.

Some settlers in the Midwest decided to migrate to the West Coast and made the trip by covered wagon

Some settlers in the Midwest decided to migrate to the West Coast and made the trip by covered wagon. Trick question, no commas needed

Wherever they settled they stayed because they had come to make their homes.

Wherever they settled, they stayed because they had come to make their homes.

Among the many migrants to the United States the Scandinavians settled in Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota.

Among the many migrants to the United States, the Scandinavians settled in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.

Not many early migrating people braved the oceans but the ancient Polynesians crossed the sea to find a new home

Not many early migrating people braved the ocean, but the ancient Polynesians crossed the sea to find a new home

Unlike nomads migrants usually settle permanently and adopt the customs of their new home.

Unlike nomads, migrants usually settle permanently and adopt the customs of their new home

Because migrants have conquered wildernesses developed natural resources and established nations migration has been an important force throughout history.

Because migrants have conquered wildernesses, developed natural resources, and established nations, migration has been an important force throughout history.