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What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The winds dispersed.
The rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist.
The clouds fell apart.
The sun shone through.

• The winds dispersed, the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
• After the winds dispersed and the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
• The winds dispersed, and the rain slackened to a drizzle.  The clouds fell apart and sun shone through.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Each time you see a conjunction/FANBOYS word, you use a comma.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated sentence?

• As, for Jeff Eaton, he was alive when emergency workers arrived at the MegaRamp, but his injuries were grave. 
• As for Jeff Eaton, he was alive when emergency workers arrived at the MegaRamp but his injuries were grave. 
• As for Jeff Eaton, he was alive when emergency workers arrived at the MegaRamp, but his injuries were grave. 

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.
• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
• They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.
• When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher. 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

How would you combine the following sentences without changing the meaning? 
My cat escaped out the door.
I had to rescue it from a tree.
I was late for school.

• I rescued my cat from a tree because it was escaped out the door.
• I was late for school after my cat escaped out of the door.
• After my cat escaped out the door, I had to rescue it from a tree and was then late for school.
• My cat escaped out the door and I had to rescue it from a tree and I was late for school.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.

• The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Find the VERB.
Melted snow is such a mess.

• melted
• snow
• is
• mess

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

When I see a FANBOYS word, I have to determine whether the FANBOYS word is joining two complete sentences or joining together three or more items in a series.  If it is performing either of those jobs, I place a comma.

• True 
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

To correctly place the comma in a complex sentence that begins with an AAAWWUBBIS word, you find the end of the dependent clause and the beginning of the independent clause.  You place the comma between the two clauses.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I