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Who do you agree with? Why? Copy the sentences into your notebook and fill in the gaps.

1)The good man,____lived in a village, caught animals in the forest.
2)The animals,_____ the good man caught in the forest, were sold by him in the market.
3)The woman, who was beautiful,____ the good man's wife.
4)The beautiful bird, ____was magic, _________ to the good man.
5)The good man's wife, who didn't listen to him, took a knife and _____ the magic bird with it.

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Final answer:

The sentences were reviewed for proper comma usage, requiring the addition of commas to separate items in a list, after introductory phrases, and before coordinating conjunctions linking independent clauses.

Step-by-step explanation:

The task involves inserting missing commas or omitting incorrectly placed commas in a series of sentences to improve clarity and grammatical correctness. Here is a review and editing of the provided sentences:

  1. I finally found my keys, and I got to work just in time.
  2. Mrs. Contreras threw out her old coffee table and cleaned the carpet.
  3. Taking the elevator to the roof, we hoped we could see the skyline and the bay.
  4. Though Susan wasn't feel well, she went to the store anyway and bought ice cream, pizza, and candy.
  5. I let my neighbor borrow my phone because she said hers was tapped by the police.

Commas are used to separate items in a list, after introductory phrases, to link independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, and to set off nonessential information for clarity.

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