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b) Match up the sentence to a suitable piece of extra information.

My car broke down on the way home. which was expensive

I ran the London Marathon being old and battered
marathon.

The plumber came to repair my tap. having trained hard
My new coat was ripped when I fell. who I rang yesterday

Possible complete sentences:
My car, being old and battered, broke down on the way home.

OR Being old and battered, my car broke down on the way home.

I, having trained hard, ran the London Marathon.

OR Having trained hard, I ran the London Marathon.
OR I ran the London Marathon, having trained hard.

The plumber, who I rang yesterday, came to repair my tap.

My new coat, which was expensive, was ripped when I fell.

Task 2: (1 point)
The missing commas are shown highlighted below.

I went on a day trip to London with Tom, my best friend, to visit the
Tower of London, Madam Tussauds and Buckingham Palace.

Madam Tussauds, which is world famous, was my favourite place.
There were large, life-like models of music, sport and film stars.

The best part, in my view, was the Chamber of Horrors. Some people,
although not my friend, screamed when they went into the room. As you can

imagine, there were dungeons, prisons and evil criminals.
Although I would like to have had a ride on the London Eye, we had to

leave to catch our train home.

Task 3: Find your own evidence (2 points)
Up to two points awarded for a sample of your writing (not copied from a text) which
shows correct use of commas.

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