Lesson Using Commas and FANBOYS

Commas in a Series & Compound Sentences

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Commas in a Series (LIST)

1. Separate a set of 3 or more subjects, predicates, nouns, or verbs.
2. Separate adjectives (words describing nouns)

Multiple Choice

Crows bats, and bumblebees make Justin Bieber wish he could fly. What change needs to be made to this sentence?

• Add a comma after Crows
• Remove the comma after bats
• Add a comma after bumblebees
• No change needed

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink. 

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim likes to eat pizza french fries and cotton candy.

• Jim likes to eat pizza, french fries, and cotton candy.

• Jim likes to eat pizza french, fries and, cotton candy,.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The small, hot kitchen was freshly painted.

• The small hot, kitchen was freshly painted.

• The small hot kitchen was freshly painted.

• The small hot kitchen was, freshly painted

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• He was a difficult, stubborn dog.
• He was a difficult stubborn dog.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The girl carried the heavy, bulky box up the stairs.
• The girl carried the heavy bulky box up the stairs.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and, candy.
• I wanted to buy cookies chips and candy.
• I wanted to buy cookies, chips, and candy.

Multiple Choice

Which of the sentences below, separates the items using commas correctly?

• Mrs. Tallman told us to put away our iPads get out our books and turn to page 109.

• Mrs. Tallman told us to put away, our iPads, get out, our books, and turn to page 109.

• Mrs. Tallman told us to put away our iPads, get out our books, and turn to page 109.

Multiple Choice

Where should you add commas in the following sentence?

Susan Brady Elsa and John want to go to the park after school.

• Susan, Brady Elsa and John

• Susan, Brady, Elsa, and John

• to go, to the

• to go to the park, after school

Commas in Compound Sentences

1. A comma replaces the period at the end of SENTENCE #1 and combined with a FANBOYS and SENTENCE #2.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Dr. Jekyll loves cats. Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

• Dr. Jekyll loves cats. Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

• Dr. Jekyll loves, but cats Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

• Dr. Jekyll loves cats, but Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

• Dr. Jekyll loves cats Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Wishbone wanted to take a nap. He was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted too take a nap. He was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but too busy reading he was.

Multiple Choice

What change should be made to the following sentence?

Sanic the Hedgehog collected all of the rings, but he was rich.

• Change but to so

• Remove the comma after rings

• Change Hedgehog to hedgehog

• Changed collected to collect

Multiple Choice

What change should be made to the following compound sentence?

Harry Potter knows many magical spells yet he only uses Expelliarmus.

• Change Potter to potter

• Change yet to so

• Insert a comma after spells

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Xena the Warrior Princess bravely fought a hydra. She was victorious.

• Xena the Warrior Princess. Bravely fought a hydra she was victorious.

• Xena the Warrior Princess bravely fought a hydra, and she was victorious.

• Xena the Warrior Princess she bravely fought a hydra, and she was victorious.

• Xena the Warrior Princess victorious bravely fought a hydra she was.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Snorlax swam the English Channel. He was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel he was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel, he was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel so, he was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel, so he was very tired.

Multiple Choice

Deserts are harsh and dry, ________ many plants grow there.

• for
• so
• yet

Multiple Choice

Does this sentence need a comma?
Should I go to the mall or movies?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

• Yes 
• No