Connecting Two Independent Clauses
Connect the following sentences using a period.
He is mad
He lost the basketball game
He is mad. He lost the basketball game.
It is the punctuation that an introductory clause/phrase requires at the end of it.
Comma.
Commas go ___ and ______ an interrupter.
Before and after.
If an independent clause comes first, you do not need a comma. (True/False).
True
After losing in the first-ever Superbowl, they won the Superbowl last night.
Kansas City Chiefs
Connect the following sentences using a colon.
He is mad
He lost the basketball game
He is mad: he lost the basketball game.
Place the comma: First go to the store to get the groceries.
First, go to the store to get the groceries.
Place the commas: Toni Morrison my favorite author wrote many books.
Toni Morrison, my favorite author, wrote many books.
If a dependent clause comes first, you do not need a comma. (True/False).
False.
This team is tied for the most Superbowl wins ever (a lot of effort was made by Tom Brady in achieving this).
New England Patriots
Connect the following sentences using a semicolon.
He is mad
He lost the basketball game
He is mad; he lost the basketball game.
Place the comma: Thinking about her friends Stacy began to feel lonely.
Thinking about her friends, Stacy began to feel lonely.
Place the commas: Charmander a Pokemon is very cute.
Charmander, a Pokemon, is very cute.
Place the comma.
If an independent clause comes first you do not need a comma.
If an independent clause comes first, you do not need a comma.
Also tied for the most Superbowl wins. They're named after a metal substance.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Connect the following sentences using a comma and a conjunction.
He lost the basketball game
He is mad
He lost the basketball game, so he is mad.
Place the comma: In fifth grade Owen loved art class.
In fifth grade, Owen loved art class.
Place the commas: I am going to a place in South Carolina Myrtle Beach.
I am going to a place in South Carolina, Myrtle Beach.
Place the comma: When the car drives by it always honks the horn.
When the car drives by, it always honks the horn.
Even though they have won 5 Superbowls, they haven't been in the Superbowl since 1995. They were the real star of the show.
Dallas Cowboys.
Connect the following sentences by making one of the clauses dependent.
He is mad
He lost the basketball game
He is mad because he lost the basketball game.
Place the comma: Clara have you seen my dog?
Clara, have you seen my dog?
Place the commas: I need you Jeffrey to get the door.
I need you, Jeffrey, to get the door.
Place the comma: Since I am hungry I will eat.
Since I am hungry, I will eat.
They appeared in four Superbowls in a row, but they lost each time.
Buffalo Bills