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Self-Test: (Source: The Fact Monster)
One of the most common writing errors concerns misuse of commas with appositives and appositive phrases. Writers sometimes set off essential appositives with commas, but neglect those poor nonessential ones. You would never do that, would you? To make sure you're not guilty of that comma abuse, let's take a minute to practice, shall we? Add commas as needed to each of the following sentences.
- Isadora Duncan a great American dancer of the early twentieth century has become almost as famous for her death as her dancing.
- John Styth Pemberton an Atlanta pharmacist created the original Coca-Cola in 1886.
- Richard Nixon is the only American president who was forced to resign his office.
- King Louis XIV of France a ballet dancer from the time he was a teenager established the Royal Ballet Company.
- Robert Benchley the American humorist and critic was a member of the Algonquin table of noted wits.
- Nellie Melba a famous Australian soprano of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century gave her name to a snack food called “melba toast.”
- The centaur a mythological creature is said to feast on raw flesh and prodigious amounts of liquor.
- Alexander the Great died of a fever.
- Ferrets a domesticated variety of polecats were first tamed in 1500 b.c.e. by the Egyptians.
- Some people consider the number 13 unlucky.
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