Commas & Conjunctions
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
You can type your paper or you can write your paper.
What is "paper"?
You can type your paper, or you can write your paper.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
After I went to the store I came home and made pizza.
What is "store"?
After I went to the store, I came home and made pizza.
Identify the word(s) that precedes the comma:
Mrs. Smith likes to teach reading math and writing.
What is "reading" AND "grammar"?
Mrs. Smith likes to teach reading, math, and writing.
Identify the word(s) that precedes the comma:
Mission IGC is located in Coweta Oklahoma.
Mission IGC is located in Coweta, Oklahoma.
Identify the word(s) that precede the comma(s).
My mother Julie bakes delicious cookies.
My mother, Julie, bakes delicious cookies.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
I like bananas so I eat them all the time.
What is "bananas"?
I like bananas, so I eat them all the time.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
If you give a moose a muffin he will want some milk.
What is "muffin"?
If you give a moose a muffin, he will want some milk.
Identify the word(s) that precedes the comma:
Be sure to bring your tent water and sleeping bag when we go camping.
What is "tent" AND "bottle"?
Be sure to bring your tent, water, and sleeping bag when we go camping.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
It is May 7 2026.
It is May 7, 2026.
Identify the word(s) that precede the comma(s).
My favorite restaurant McDonalds has the best fries.
My favorite restaurant, McDonalds, has the best fries.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
I love pandas a lot so I went to the zoo to see them.
What is "lot"?
I love red pandas a lot, so I went to the zoo to see them.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
When you are part of a team everything is cool.
What is "team"?
When you are part of a team, everything is cool.
Identify the word(s) that precedes the comma:
Rufus is a funny kind young man.
What is "genuine" AND "kind"?
Rufus is a funny, kind young man.
Ms. Bell my math teacher is nice.
What is "yet"?
Ms. Bell, my math teacher, is nice.
Identify the word(s) that precede the comma(s).
My sisters Anna and Kate are going to the mall.
My sisters, Anna and Kate, are going to the mall.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
My students play Among Us and they also play Roblox.
What is "Us"?
My students play Among Us, and they also play Roblox.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
After I eat my breakfast I go to school.
After I eat my breakfast, I go to school.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
She wanted to play soccer baseball and hockey.
What is "soccer" AND "baseball"?
She wanted to play soccer, baseball, and hockey.
Identify the word(s) that precedes the comma(s):
I was born on August 23 2015.
I was born on August 23, 2015.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The book I'm reading, Harry Potter, is really good.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
I want to play outside but I have to do chores.
I want to play outside, but I have to do chores.
Despite losing the game I still had a good day.
Despite losing the game, I still had a good day.
Identify the word that precedes the comma:
I don't know if I should watch TV read a book or take a nap.
What is "TV" AND "book"?
I don't know if I should watch TV, read a book, or take a nap.
John my best friend is coming over today.
John, my best friend, is coming over today.
My favorite singer, Taylor Swift, is having a concert soon.