P-1d Commas to Set Off Nonessential Elements
Add or delete commas as necessary in each of the following sentences. If a sentence is correct as given, write correct. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at the back of the book.
EXAMPLES
Quarterback Tim Tebow, who went from the University of Florida to the National Football League, ^ ^ attracted attention for praying on the football field.
Tebowing, a new word formed from a proper noun (like Googling), referred to his signature kneel after a touchdown. correct
1. New England quarterback Tom Brady has called Joe Montana who quarterbacked for San Francisco in the 1980s and 1990s inspiring. 2. Brady and Montana are the only National Football League players, who have been named most valuable player more than once both in the league and in the Super Bowl. 3. The first quarterback in NFL history who led a team to ten division titles was Tom Brady. 4. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees who was born in Dallas was named after Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Drew Pearson. 5. Brees was the first quarterback in NFL history to score more than four hundred yards passing in three consecutive postseason games, which he played in 2010 and 2011. 6. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton became the third player in NFL history to do all these things in the same year: (1) win a national championship, (2) be the first pick in the NFL draft, and (3) receive the Heisman Trophy which goes to the best college football player. 7. Newton attracted major attention as the first NFL rookie, who threw for four hundred yards in a regular-season opener. 8. In late 2013, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the NFL in his passer rating, 104.9. 9. Passer rating is based on a formula, that uses a passer’s completion percentage, passing yardage, touchdowns, and interceptions. 10. In fact, at that point, Rodgers was the only passer whose career passer rating exceeded 100.0.
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