Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions

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Number of coordinating conjunctions?

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7

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Acronym for 7 coordinating conjunctions:

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FANBOYS

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Conjunction to combine: The Doctor enjoyed meeting new people. He loved time traveling.

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And

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Connect: May loves to compete. She entered a beauty contest.

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so

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Punctuation before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

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,

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Connect: Iris loves fantasy books. She doesn't like romance.

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but

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A conjunction is...

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A word that connects clauses or coordinates words.

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COMMA RULE #1: Use commas to separate __________ clauses joined by and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet.

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Independent (Main)

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Correct use of a comma with a coordinating conjunction: Reginald had a bad habit of being late for work, so the company fired him and hired the new guy.

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Reginald had a bad habit of being late for work, so the company fired him and hired the new guy.

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Correct use of a comma with a coordinating conjunction:

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She really is a beautiful girl, but nobody likes a compulsive liar.