Wrong or Right?
Determine which sentence is correct
1. Janice ate a cake Jeremey growled at her.
2. Janice ate a cake, and Jeremy ate cookies.
Sentence 2
Where in the sentence should the coordinating conjunction "and" go?
Claire ate cake, Bob smelled flowers.
Claire ate the cake, and Bob smelled the flowers.
Combine the sentences using the proper punctuation and coordinating conjunction
He hates the rain. Does he like the humidity.
He hates the rain, nor does he like humidity.
Which sentence is incorrect?
1. You can have a dog, or you can have a cat.
2. You can, have a dog, or you can have a cat
Sentence number 2 is incorrect
Where should the comma go in this sentence?
Carl fell off the wall yet he didn't feel any pain.
Carl fell of the wall, yet, he didn't feel any pain.
Determine which sentence is correct
1. I hate parties but I still went to the celebration.
2. I despise parties simply because I hate people but regardless I attended the wretched social gathering.
3. I hate parties, but I still went.
Sentence 3
What is an independent clause?
A group of words with a subject and predicate that can stand on its own.
Find the mistake in the sentence:
She closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
The comma was not necessary because "fell asleep" is not an independent clause.
What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Find the mistake in the sentence
I don't like carrots, so I ate cucumbers.
Trick question! There is no mistake in the sentence
What coordinating conjunction belongs in this sentence? Where should it and the comma go?
Lydia was drenched in water it was raining outside.
Lydia was drenched in water, for it was raining outside.