Before, After, & Around Commas in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Finish this comma rule. Put a comma BEFORE . . .

• a conjunction (FANBOY) to combine 2 complete sentences

• an introduction

• extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Finish this comma rule. Put a comma AFTER . . .

• a conjunction (FANBOY) to combine 2 complete sentences

• an introduction

• extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Finish this comma rule. Put commas AROUND . . .

• a conjunction (FANBOY) to combine 2 complete sentences

• an introduction

• extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which comma rule is being used here? "That might have been the Janie y'all knew, but that wasn't the Janie I ever was."

• Before a conjuction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences

• After an introduction

• Around extra information

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which comma rule is being used here? "These hands, Lord knows, these hands."

• Before a conjuction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences

• After an introduction

• Around extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which comma rule is being used here? "Tomorrow after the sun come up, I'm gonna be waitin' on you."

• Before a conjuction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences

• After an introduction

• Around extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which comma rule is being used here? "Thank you for your compliments, but Mrs. Mayor Starks don't know about no speech-makin'."

• Before a conjuction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences

• After an introduction

• Around extra information

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which comma rule is being used here? "While we's together, we eat whatever my money can buy."

• Before a conjuction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences

• After an introduction

• Around extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which comma rule is being used here? "Take care of things, won't you, Hezekiah?"

• Before a conjuction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences

• After an introduction

• Around extra information

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"Every time I see a patch of roses,* makin' out Iike they're pretty,* I say to 'em, 'You ain't seen my Janie.'" Keep the commas OR delete the commas?

• Keep the commas

• Delete the commas

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3