STAAR Review # 2 Conjunctions

Front

Combine these two sentences using the correct conjunction.

Doc didn't eat his food. Janet ate Doc's food.

Back

whether

Front

Combine the following sentences with the correct conjunction.

Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?

Back

or

Front

Combine the sentences using the correct conjunction.

I wanted to play outside.
My mom said I have to do my homework first.

Back

but

Front

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

Back

FANBOYS word

Front

The weather today will be rainy, ____ we will not go outside for recess.

Rewrite the sentence in the answer space with the correct conjunction.

Back

so

Front

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a. Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

b. Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

c. Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

d. Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

Back

Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

Front

Combine the sentences using the correct conjunction.

The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.

Back

, but

Front

Choose the correctly written compound sentence:

a. Darien wrote the story.  Elsie took the photographs.

b. Darien wrote the story and Elsie took the photographs.

c. Darien wrote the story and, Elsie took the photographs.

d. Darien wrote the story, and Elsie took the photographs.

Back

Darien wrote the story, and Elsie took the photographs.

Front

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

Back

before

Front

Is this sentence correct? Write the corrected sentence if it is incorrect.

Don't tell the neighbor but, I accidentally opened his mail.

Back

No, misplaced comma