We, the American people, should not have to
live under British tyranny any longer. We
farmed the unbroken land (I never saw King
George out in the fields with a plow) and
created our own great cities and businesses.
We may have lost some lives-at Concord-at
Lexington-at Bunker Hill-but we will
continue to fight until this land is ours!
What is the effect of the commas in sentence 1?
The commas
clarify the subject without breaking the flow
create a dramatic pause in the sentence