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

 

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

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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