TEKS 4.11D.i : Compound Sentences: Comma or No Comma

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Put those two unlucky things together, and Friday the 13th is born.

• Put those two unlucky things together and Friday the 13th is born.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The reason there are barbs at the end of the quills is to stick to, and hurt anything that is trying to hurt the porcupine.

• The reason there are barbs at the end of the quills is to stick to and hurt anything that is trying to hurt the porcupine.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Most dogs love to learn and play, but it takes a special dog to be a disc dog.

• Most dogs love to learn and play but it takes a special dog to be a disc dog.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Rocky terrorizes the poodles next door, but adores the German shepherd across the street.

• Rocky terrorizes the poodles next door but adores the German shepherd across the street.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Hiking in the dessert is fun, but a hiker must walk carefully.

• Hiking in the dessert is fun but a hiker must walk carefully.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• People learned better ways to grow plants, and produce more food from those plants.

• People learned better ways to grow plants and produce more food from those plants.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• However, this world was not new to many people who had traveled to North, and South America long before Columbus made his voyage.

• However, this world was not new to many people who had traveled to North and South America long before Columbus made his voyage.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The boys were ready to play again, but suddenly it started to rain.

• The boys were ready to play again but suddenly it started to rain.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Bobby swatted a fly buzzing around the kitchen, and his brother crushed a cockroach scurrying across the floor.

• Bobby swatted a fly buzzing around the kitchen and his brother crushed a cockroach scurrying across the floor.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Rocky refuses to eat dry cat food, nor will he touch a saucer of squid eyeball stew.

• Rocky refuses to eat dry cat food nor will he touch a saucer of squid eyeball stew.