Commas and Conjunctions

Commas and Conjunctions

We can use commas to help join two clauses or parts of a sentence.

A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction when joining together to independent clauses. 

Multiple Choice

Which punctuation mark is a comma?

• .

• ;

• "

• ,

Multiple Choice

What is the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions?

• BOYS

• There isn't one

• FANLADIES

• FANBOYS

Multiple Choice

When writing a compound sentence where does the comma go?

• before the coordinating conjunction

• after the coordinating conjunction

Multiple Choice

What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence?

Susie owned a monkey, yet she wanted a goldfish.

• monkey

• goldfish

• yet

• owned

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

• I like ice cream, but my little sister eats bugs.

• I like ice cream but my little sister likes bugs.

Multiple Choice

Where does the comma go?

I did not eat pizza on the moon nor did I eat hotdogs.

• after pizza

• after moon

• after nor

• after eat

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Jim wore his swimsuit to school, but he did not wear his goggles.

• Jim wore his swimsuit to school but, did not wear his goggles.

• Jim wore, his swimsuit to school, but did not wear his, goggles.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the comma correctly?

• The giant bunny rabbit crushed the car so the people could not escape.

• The giant bunny rabbit crushed the car, so the people could not escape.

• The giant bunny rabbit crushed the car so the people, could not escape.

Multiple Choice

Is the comma used correctly?

Andy forgot to bring his bowling ball to the beach, so he had to go back and get it.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Do you need a comma in the following sentence?

My dad likes cats and dogs.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Where does the comma go in the following sentence?

She wanted me to go to the store but I wanted to go to the river.

• the, store

• store, but

• the, river

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence and put the comma in the correct place.

I thought it was a cup of apple juice but I was wrong.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using a coordinating conjunction and a comma correctly.

Multiple Select

What are the two ways that we have talked about using commas?

• comma conjunction

• commas in numbers

• commas in a series

• commas in addresses