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1. He is not really nice-looking, and yet he has enormous charm. 2. When I was a
child, I could watch TV whenever I wanted to. 3. It is a fine idea; let us hope that
it is going to work. 4. Mrs. Solomon, who was sitting behind the desk, gave me a
big smile. 5. We were, believe it or not, in love with each other. 6. “I don’t like
this one bit,” said Julia. 7. Have you met our handsome new financial director? 8.
If you are ever in London, come and see me. 9. Michael, in the Ferrari, was
cornering superbly. 10. Looking straight at her, he said, “I can’t help you.”
Explanation
1. He is not really nice-looking, and yet he has enormous charm.
This sentence requires a comma after "nice-looking" to separate the two
independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and yet". The
hyphen in "nice-looking" is used because it is a compound adjective modifying
"he".
2. When I was a child, I could watch TV whenever I wanted to.
Commas are needed to set off the dependent clause "When I was a child" from
the main clause.
3. It is a fine idea; let us hope that it is going to work.
A semicolon is the best choice here to connect the two independent clauses. A
comma would be insufficient, and a period would create two separate sentences.
4. Mrs. Solomon, who was sitting behind the desk, gave me a big smile.
Commas are used to set off the nonrestrictive clause "who was sitting behind the
desk," which provides additional information about Mrs. Solomon.
5. We were, believe it or not, in love with each other.
Commas are used to set off the parenthetical phrase "believe it or not."
6. “I don’t like this one bit,” said Julia.
Quotation marks are needed to enclose the direct quotation. A comma is placed
inside the closing quotation mark to separate the quotation from the speaker's
tag.
7. Have you met our handsome new financial director?
This sentence requires only a question mark at the end.
8. If you are ever in London, come and see me.
A comma is used to separate the dependent clause from the main clause. The
word "you" in the original sentence is changed to "me" to make the sentence
grammatically correct.
9. Michael, in the Ferrari, was cornering superbly.
Commas are used to set off the nonrestrictive phrase "in the Ferrari," which
provides additional information about Michael.
[Link] straight at her, he said, “I can’t help you.”
Commas are used to set off the introductory participial phrase "Looking straight
at her". Quotation marks and a comma are used to enclose and separate the
direct quotation. The word "cant" is corrected to "can't".