Compound Sentences
The sentence is missing a comma. Where should a comma be added?
Marshall doesn't know how to play chess nor does he know how to play checkers.
after chess/ before nor
Where should a comma be inserted in the sentence?
Charlie Brown likes football, dancing and singing.
after dancing/ before and
Where should quotation marks be inserted in the sentence?
Sally exclaimed, I'm going over to Linus's house!
before I'm and after house/the exclamation point
Where should the apostrophe be added in the sentence?
Byrons baseball game starts at noon.
after the n/before the s
Where should a comma be inserted in the sentence?
The bouquet was made of roses, daisies and tulips.
after daisies
Cookies are delicious, ______ cake is my favorite dessert.
but
This sentence has too many commas. Which comma should be deleted?
Linus built a birdhouse, watched cartoons, and, washed his blanket.
after and/before washed
Where should a period be inserted into the sentence?
Lucy said, "I promise I won't lose the football"
after football/before the quotation mark
Where should an apostrophe be added in the sentence?
Mike's dad bought all of the boys pizza after the game.
after the s in boys
Where should a comma be inserted in the sentence?
"Hurry!" shouted Brenda "I can't be late for practice."
after Brenda
Name all of the FANBOYS
Where should commas be added in the sentence?
My class visited a farm that let us take some of the carrots tomatoes and corn they harvested.
after carrots/before tomatoes
after tomatoes/ before corn
Where should quotation marks be inserted in the sentence?
Oh no! Ben shouted, I forgot my homework!
before and after "Oh no!"
before and after "I forgot my homework!"
Where should an apostrophe be added in the sentence?
Who holds the record for the mens 400 meter dash?
before the s/after the n
The sentence is missing a comma. Where should a comma be added?
Some dogs are small and others are big.
After small/ before and
What FANBOYS belongs in the blank?
I wasn't watching where I was going, ______ I tripped over a rock.
so
What change should be made to the sentence?
Snoopy bought Charlie Brown chocolates, and flowers for Valentine's Day.
delete the comma after chocolates
What punctuation mark should be removed from the sentence?
"Can we go outside for dismissal?", Hailey asked.
the comma before Hailey
Where should an apostrophe be added in the sentence?
Next Thursday, our class is going on a field trip to the childrens museum.
after the n/before the s
Where should a comma be placed in the sentence?
Dante asked for a new bike and a video game for his birthday but he got clothes instead.
What 2 things does a compound sentence need to be combined correctly?
a comma and a FANBOYS
Fill in the Blank:
Commas in a series are used when listing _____ or more things.
3
Where should commas be inserted in the sentence?
My little brother whispered "Please sneak me a cookie" when he thought my mom couldn't hear him.
after whispered and after cookie
All ________ possessive nouns have an apostrophe and an s at the end, even when they end in s.
singular
The sentence has too many commas. Which comma should be deleted?
It was a beautiful summer day, yet, no one was outside playing.
after yet/ before no