Commas in Compound and Complex Sentences

Add a comma to the following sentence is necessary:

You can read for an hour or you can make the salad.

• add a comma after 'or'

• add a comma before 'or'

• no comma needed

• add a comma after read

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

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TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

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TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence if necessary:

Lian sharpened her pencil and sat down to write an essay.

• add a comma before 'and'

• no comma needed

• add a comma after down

• add a comma after 'and'

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

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TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

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Add a comma to the following sentence if necessary:

First Lian sharpened her pencil and then she began to write an essay.

• no comma needed

• add a comma after 'began'

• add a comma before 'and'

• add a comma after 'and'

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

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TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence if necessary:

We haven't started school yet but we will begin on Monday.

• add a comma before 'but'

• add a comma after 'but'

• no comma needed

• add a comma before 'yet'

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

Add a comma to the following sentence if necessary:

I wasn't wearing repellent yet the mosquitos didn't bite me.

• add a comma before 'yet'

• no comma needed

• add a comma after mosquitos

• add a comma after 'yet'

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence is necessary:

Neither my cousin in Ohio nor my cousin in Texas drives yet.

• no comma needed

• add a comma after 'nor'

• add a comma before 'nor'

• add a comma after 'neither'

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence is necessary:

Zoey wanted to try out for cheerleading and run for 9th grade president.

• add a comma after 'and'

• no comma needed

• add a comma before 'and'

• add a comma after '9th'

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence is necessary:

Since nobody said they wanted it Gustavo ate the last piece of pie.

• add a comma after 'it'

• add a comma after 'since'

• no comma needed

• add a comma after 'Gustavo'

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence if needed:

After the alarm clock went off Carlos tried to hide further under his blanket.

• no comma needed

• add a comma after 'after'

• add a comma after 'off'

• add a comma after 'hide'

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Add a comma to the following sentence if necessary:

Before finally taking out the garbage Marcus complained loudly to anyone who would listen.

• no comma needed

• add a comma after 'before'

• add a comma after 'garbage'

• add a comma after 'complained'

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V