“the landlady” by roald dahl
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“The Landlady” by Roald Dahl. Vocabulary Terms & the Use of Commas Identify the comma rule that applies to each of the following sentences from “The Landlady.”. Page 73. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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“The Landlady” by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary Terms & the Use of Commas
Identify the comma rule that applies to each of the following sentences from “The
Landlady.”
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But now, even in the darkness, he could see that the paint was peeling from the woodwork on their doors and windows and that the handsome, white facades were cracked and blotchy from neglect.
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He went right up and peered through the glass into the room, and the first thing he saw was a bright fire burning in the hearth.
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On the other hand, a pub would be more congenial than a boardinghouse.
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The name itself conjured up images of watery cabbage, rapacious landladies, and a powerful smell of kippers in the living room.
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Page 74He was in the act of stepping back and turning away from the window when all at once his eye was caught and held in the most peculiar manner by the small notice that was there.
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Page 76“…Everyone has to do that because it’s the law of the land, and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings, do we?”
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She was holding it well out in front of her, and rather high up, as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse.
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“Dear me,” she said, shaking her head and heaving a dainty little sigh.
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“…There wasn’t a blemish on his body.”
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Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to emanate directly from her person.