Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions

What is the acronym we use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions?

• FLAPELS

• FANGIRL

• FANBOYS

• SYOBNAF

Which sentence is written correctly?

• You can have, spaghetti or lasagna.

• You can have spaghetti, or lasagna.

• You can have spaghetti or, lasagna.

• You can have spaghetti or lasagna.

For numbers 1-4, what is the correct way to write the underlined part of each sentence? Yosemite became a national park in 1890 and today millions of people explore it.

• in 1890 but today millions

• in 1890 and, today millions

• in 1890, and today millions

• in 1890 so, today millions

At Yosemite’s museum you can read books so you can look at photographs on the walls.

• books, or you can look at

• books, so you can look at

• books or, you can look at

• books but, you can look at

The park is open all year round but some of the roads close in winter.

• all year round or some

• all year round, but some

• all year round, or some

• all year round but, some

Words we use to join sentences.

• contractions

• conjunctions

• prepositions

• commas

Which coordinating conjunction fits best?

Luke’s favorite sport is tennis ________ Amina’s is ice skating.

• and

• so

• but

• or

What is the primary function of a comma when used with coordinating conjunctions?

• To separate items in a list

• To join two independent clauses

• To indicate a pause

• To end a sentence

Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a coordinating conjunction?

• I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk but, it was raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk but it was raining.

• I wanted, to go for a walk but it was raining.

Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: 'She was tired, yet she continued to work.'

• tired

• yet

• continued

• work