Navigating Commas in Compound Sentences
Interactive Video
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Jackson Turner
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common misconception about when to use commas?
Use a comma only with conjunctions.
Use a comma whenever you pause while speaking.
Use a comma after every word.
Use a comma only at the end of a sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is required to properly join two simple sentences into a compound sentence?
A period and a conjunction
A semicolon only
Two commas
A comma and a conjunction
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of a conjunction in a sentence?
To end a sentence
To replace a verb
To introduce a noun
To join words or phrases
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a conjunction from the FANBOYS acronym?
But
Because
And
For
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the 'B' in FANBOYS stand for?
Beyond
But
Before
Because
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which conjunction is used the least according to the video?
But
So
And
Yet
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What mnemonic device is used to remember the common conjunctions?
FANBOYS
CONJUNCT
JOINER
LINKER
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
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