Commas
Revise the following sentence using the comma rules:
When I got home I realized I forgot my backpack at school.
When I got home[,] I realized I forgot my backpack at school.
Identify the sentence type:
Although the storm had passed, the streets were still flooded with water.
Complex- Dependent + Independent.
Fill in the blank:
Commas always go __________ the FANBOY conjunction in a compound sentence.
before/ in front of
Revise the following sentence with what you know about commas:
Mr. Willis yelled "Kids are getting ready for summer."
"I know" Mr. Dial responded.
Mr. Willis yelled[,] "Kids are getting ready for summer."
"I know[,]"Mr. Dial responded.
Identify the sentence type:
Iron Man and Wolverine wake up daily to workout and to eat bacon.
Simple
Revise the following sentence using the comma rules:
Our principal, Mr. Haire, announced, a new rule, about phones during lunch.
Our principal, Mr. Haire, announced a new rule about phones during lunch.
Identify the sentence type:
Even though he was nervous, he presented his project in front of the class, and his classmates gave him a round of applause.
Compound- Complex: Dependent + Independent + Independent
Revise the following sentence using the comma rules:
The movie was long boring and confusing so we left early.
The movie was long[,] boring[,] and confusing[,] so we left early.
Change the simple sentence into a complex sentence.
The student failed the class.
Answers very: should have added a dependent clause
Revise the following sentence with the comma rules:
Even though I studied for hours, I still felt nervous, about the quiz, and I second guessed my answers.
Even though I studied for hours, I still felt nervous about the quiz, and I second guessed my answers.
Identify the sentence AND list the order of the clause(s):
While the teacher was collecting papers that we had worked on all week, the fire alarm went off, and the students, who were still packing up their materials, rushed into the hallway."
Compound-complex: Dependent, Independent, Independent split with a dependent in the middle.