Correlative Conjunctions
Correct, Incorrect, and Why
Comma or No Comma and Where 1
Subordinating Conjunctions
Dependent or Independent Clause
100

_______________ Mr. Taylor _______________ Mrs. Franklin are teaching reading this year. Do you have either of them?

Both...and
100
John decided to go to the movie, I went to a skating party.
Incorrect; comma splice
100
I want to bake a cake yet my friends want to bake cupcakes.
A comma (,) is needed after "cake." This a a compound sentence. IC, + FANBOYS IC
100

Connect the two sentences using a subordinating conjunction. Remember a comma if you need one!

Ian plays pool. His brother prefers to play basketball.

Ian plays pool even though his brother prefers to play basketball.

100
John went home yesterday.
Independent Clause IC
200

I am not sure who should do it. _______________ Diana _______________ Miguel will be fine.

Either...or
200
Since the movie theater closed, John decided to go to the skating party.
Correct; A complex sentence ("Since" is the subordinating conjunction) DC, + IC
200
Let's go to the store and get the ingredients for the cake.
No comma (,) is required. This is a simple sentence. IC
200

Connect the two sentences using a subordinating conjunction. Remember a comma if you need one!

Angela will bring us a cake. Her oven is broken.

Angela will bring us a cake unless her oven is broken.

200
Before the pep assembly and the game
Dependent Clause DC
300

_______________ are you in trouble for failing a test, _______________ you failed to give me your teacher’s letter.

Not only....but also
300
Emily said she wanted to sing a solo; however, her friends laughed at her because they thought she sucked.
Correct; The adverbial conjunction (however) needs a semicolon before it and a comma after it. This is a complex-compound sentence. IC; + IC + DC
300
Since you're heading to the store please get some sugar.
A comma (,) is required after "store." This is a complex sentence. DC, + IC
300

Connect the two sentences using a subordinating conjunction. Remember a comma if you need one!

I keep my boots in my closet. Winter is over.

Since winter is over, I keep my boots in my closet.

300
Anne went to work out at the gym.
Independent Clause IC
400

Write a sentence using "neither...nor"

Neither you nor your sister are going to the movies. You're grounded.

400
You can help clean out the car or clean your room.
Correct; There is not an independent clause after the word "OR." This is not a compound sentence.
400
When the movie is over I have to go straight home.
A comma (,) is required after "over." This is a complex sentence. DC, + IC
400

Connect the two sentences using a subordinating conjunction AND a comma.

The teacher grades our papers. We take the test.

After we take the test, the teacher grades our papers.

400
Although she was tired and she needed to walk the dog
Dependent Clause DC
500

Write a sentence using the conjunctions "Whether...or"

Whether you like it or not, you are going to practice!

500
Suddenly, I saw a streak of light in the sky so it must have been a shooting star.
incorrect; There should be a comma after sky. This is a compound sentence. "SO" is one of the FANBOYS.
500
James and his friend don't have to go home after the movie is over.
No comma (,) is required. This is a complex sentence. IC + DC
500

Connect the two sentences using a subordinating conjunction AND a comma.

The coach wants us there. The game starts.

Before the game starts, the coach wants us there.
500
Even before the hurricane, the loss of power and the flooding
Dependent Clause
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