Commas 1
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
Winter is my favorite season and Christmas is my favorite holiday.
Winter is my favorite season, and Christmas is my favorite holiday.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
Rudolph guided Santa's sleigh for he had a very shiny nose.
Rudolph guided Santa's sleigh, for he had a very shiny nose.
Yes, because the sentence has two clauses. Rudolph guided Santa's sleigh. He had a very shiny nose.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS without the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I enjoy baking cookies. I enjoy making hot chocolate.
I enjoy baking cookies and making hot chocolate.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS with the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I was excited for the holiday break to start. Focusing in class was difficult.
I was excited for the holiday break to start, so focusing in class was difficult.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Would you rather watch The Polar Express or Home Alone?
The sentence is correct. A comma is not needed because there is only one clause.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
I celebrate Christmas but my friend celebrates Hanukkah.
I celebrate Christmas, but my friend celebrates Hanukkah.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
Santa ate the cookies yet left the milk untouched.
No comma is needed, because there is only one clause.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS without the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I enjoy sleeping in on snow days. I enjoy sledding with friends on snow days.
I enjoy sleeping in and sledding with friends on snow days.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS with the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
My mom told me not to go outside. It was too cold.
My mom told me not to go outside, for it was too cold.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Hot chocolate is my favorite drink for it warms me up on cold days.
The sentence is not grammatically correct because a comma is needed before the conjunction to separate the two independent clauses.
Hot chocolate is my favorite drink.
It warms me up on cold days.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
I like marshmallows in my hot chocolate but not whipped cream.
No comma is needed! There is only one clause.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
I put off my holiday shopping to the last minute so their gifts did not arrive on time.
I put off my holiday shopping to the last minute, so their gifts did not arrive on time.
A comma is needed because there are two clauses in the sentence. I put off my holiday shopping to the last minute. Their gifts did not arrive on time.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS without the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
He does not enjoy the cold. He enjoys sledding.
He does not enjoy the cold but enjoys sledding.
He does not enjoy the cold yet enjoys sledding.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS with the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I enjoyed sledding with my friends last weekend. We decided to go again this weekend.
I enjoyed sledding with my friends last weekend, so we decided to go again this weekend.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Hanukkah is celebrated over eight days, yet Kwanzaa is observed for seven days.
The sentence is grammatically correct. A comma is used before the conjunction to separate the two independent clauses.
Hanukkah is celebrated over eight days.
Kwanzaa is observed for seven days.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
The temperature was below freezing when I woke up this morning so I decided to wear my winter coat to school.
The temperature was below freezing when I woke up this morning, so I decided to wear my winter coat to school.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
Was the tree you decorated real or fake this year?
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS without the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I haven't seen Elf. I haven't seen The Grinch.
I have seen neither Elf nor The Grinch.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS with the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I enjoy watching Home Alone. I enjoy watching The Polar Express more.
I enjoy watching Home Alone, but I enjoy watching The Polar Express more.
Another acceptable option:
I enjoy watching Home Alone, yet I enjoy watching The Polar Express more.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
I was cold after shoveling my driveway, so I sat by the warm fire.
The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses a comma to separate the two independent clauses.
I was cold after shoveling my driveway.
I sat by the warm fire.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
Winter is my favorite season yet I dislike having to shovel my driveway.
Winter is my favorite season, yet I dislike having to shovel my driveway.
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where would it be placed?
The weather was too cold to go sledding so my friends and I stayed inside instead.
The weather was too cold to go sledding, so my friends and I stayed inside instead.
A comma is needed. The sentence has two clauses.
The weather was too cold to go sledding. My friends and I stayed inside instead.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS without the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I enjoy looking at Christmas lights. I dislike putting them up.
I enjoy looking at Christmas lights but not putting them up.
Combine the following ideas into one sentence using one of the conjunctions in FANBOYS with the use of a comma. (Choose the best answer.)
I enjoy eating cookies and milk. I enjoy making cookies more.
I enjoy eating cookies and milk, but I enjoy making cookies more.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
But since I dislike Christmas music, my family calls me a Grinch.
The sentence is not grammatically correct because you should never start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction.