Let's look at your sentence step by step!
Your sentence: "Like builders and artists, male bowerbirds, make little houses and decorate them with pretty things."
Here are some important points to fix in your sentence:
- Commas: You don’t need a comma after "male bowerbirds" because it breaks the flow. You should only use a comma after "artists" to separate the introductory phrase from the main sentence.
- Starting with "Like": You started with "Like builders and artists," which is good because it compares male bowerbirds to them. Just make sure the rest flows smoothly.
Here is the corrected sentence:
"Like builders and artists, male bowerbirds make little houses and decorate them with pretty things."
See? It’s simple! The comma after "artists" shows that the first part is an introductory phrase, and then the main idea comes right after with no extra commas.