Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions

Choose the compound sentence that is written correctly.

• Darien wrote the story.  Elsie took the photographs.

• Darien wrote the story and Elsie took the photographs.

• Darien wrote the story and, Elsie took the photographs.

• Darien wrote the story, and Elsie took the photographs.

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• before

• there is no comma

• during

FANBOYS always need a _____ before them when they are doing their FANBOYS job.

• comma

• drummer

• guitar

• verb

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

• Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

• Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

• Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

When joining two simple sentences, the first sentence's period becomes _____________________. 

• a conjunction

• a simple sentence

• a comma

• a capital

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

• verb

• FANBOYS word

• noun

• adjective

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?
The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.

• , and

• , but

• , or

• , for

Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a coordinating conjunction?

• A) I wanted to go for a walk but, it started raining.

• B) I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining.

• C) I wanted to go for a walk but it started raining.

• D) I wanted to go for a walk, but, it started raining.

Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• A) She loves to read, and she visits the library often.

• B) She loves to read and, she visits the library often.

• C) She loves to read and she visits the library often.

• D) She loves to read, and, she visits the library often.

In which of the following sentences is the comma used correctly with a coordinating conjunction?

• A) We wanted to go to the beach, but it was too cold.

• B) We wanted to go to the beach but, it was too cold.

• C) We wanted to go to the beach but it was too cold.

• D) We wanted to go to the beach, but, it was too cold.