Identifying FANBOYS (Coordinating Conjunctions)

Front

Change: Dorothy Crowfoot was born in Egypt and moved to English when she was a child.

Back

Add a comma after Egypt.

Front

Change needed: Her parents were English educators living in Cairo and Dorothy spent the first four years of her life in the Egyptian city.

Back

Add a comma after Cairo.

Front

Change needed: Peter drove to visit his friend and they went out for dinner.

Back

Add a comma after friend.

Front

Change: Doug didn't understand the homework assignment so he asked the teacher for help.

Back

Add a comma after assignment.

Front

Change to: Susan thinks she should stay home and relax, but she also thinks she should go on vacation.

Back

No change needed.

Front

Change needed in: 'I would really like to come to your birthday party, but I have to help my Dad clean out the barn.'

Back

No change needed.

Front

Change in the sentence: Our team has practiced very hard for this game, so, I think we have a good chance of winning.

Back

Remove the comma after so.

Front

Change: We are having bananas for lunch but we could choose an apple instead.

Back

Add a comma after lunch.

Front

Change in: Mom does not allow us to stay up past 9:00, and she, doesn't let us eat right before bed.

Back

Remove comma after she.

Front

Change needed in: 'There is a wasps nest under, the slide, so we should not play on the slide today.'

Back

Remove the comma after under.