Question

Are these sentences correct now?

As he stands in the backyard, and howls, my husband's will yell,"Shut up!"

Now he cannot get out;however, he still tries.

We brought many things to keep him in the fence: two chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.

The first time he got out, we were so scared.

Statement:"He" refer to the husband.

Statemnent: why don't we need to use a common after now in this sentence.There is a pause after now.
Now,he is the smallest.

Answer 1

As he stands in the backyard, and howls, my husband's will yell,"Shut up!"
<b>Partly corrected. Read the sentence aloud; before you worry about punctuation, make sure each and every word is correct.</b>

Now he cannot get out;however, he still tries.
<b>Looks good; just put a space after that semicolon, though.</b>

We brought many things to keep him in the fence: two chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
<b>Almost correct; read it aloud and concentrate on each and every word.</b>

The first time he got out, we were so scared.
<b>OK</b>

Statement:"He" refer to the husband.

Statemnent: why don't we need to use a common after now in this sentence.There is a pause after now.
Now,he is the smallest.
<b>You don't need the comma since it's a one-word introductory adverb AND the sentence is so short. It would be different if the sentence itself were longer. Examples:

Now, after all that food, he wanted to go for a long walk.

First, you'll need to find a good dictionary.

See #3 here: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm</b>