Commas Rule 4

Commas Rule 4.2

Use commas with conjunctions to make compound sentences.

Conjunctions

• and

• but

• or

• so

• yet

Examples

• We could go hiking in the mountains.

• We could go biking at the beach.

• We could go hiking in the mountains, or we could go biking at the beach.

Examples

• I want to have a picnic.

• I'm afraid the weather will be too cold.

• I want to have a picnic, but I'm afraid the weather will be too cold.

Examples

• Jackson won the Coach's Award.

• His friend won Most Valuable Player.

• Jackson won the Coach's Award, and his friend won Most Valuable Player.

Multiple Select

Check the boxes next to the sentences that are punctuated correctly.

• She knew breaking up with him was right, but she also loved him.

• He knew he needed to pack before the movers arrived, yet he couldn't bring himself to do it.

• Jasmine likes Taco Bell and Nick prefers Del Taco.

• Mario could rent a tuxedo for prom, or he could borrow his cousin's.

Open Ended

Write your own compound sentence by combining two sentences with a comma and a conjunction.