Students fix three sentences missing compound-sentence and direct address commas — covering a rainy day, a math request, and an early finish. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions about FANBOYS, comma placement before conjunctions, and direct address. Part C has two short-answer questions about writing a compound sentence with 'but' and explaining the direct address comma.
Compound sentence commas and direct address commas are the rules students most commonly omit when writing connected ideas and addressing people by name.
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Comma Rules
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
I wanted to play outside but it started raining after lunch.
Rewrite: I wanted to play outside, but it started raining after lunch.
2. Fix the sentence:
Can you help me with this math problem Jake?
Rewrite: Can you help me with this math problem, Jake?
3. Fix the sentence:
We finished our project early so the teacher let us read quietly.
Rewrite: We finished our project early, so the teacher let us read quietly.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The acronym FANBOYS stands for For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
2. In a compound sentence, place a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
3. When you speak directly to someone by name in a sentence, use a comma to set off the name.
4. The sentence "I studied hard, and I still got a good grade" needs the conjunction "and" or "so."
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Write a compound sentence using the conjunction "but" with the comma in the correct place.
I wanted to stay up late, but my parents said I had to go to bed by nine.
2. Explain why a comma is needed in the sentence "Thank you, Mrs. Rivera."
A comma is needed because "Mrs. Rivera" is a direct address, meaning the speaker is talking directly to that person, so a comma separates the greeting from the name.
Comma Rules
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
I wanted to play outside but it started raining after lunch.
Rewrite: I wanted to play outside, but it started raining after lunch.
2) Fix the sentence:
Can you help me with this math problem Jake?
Rewrite: Can you help me with this math problem, Jake?
3) Fix the sentence:
We finished our project early so the teacher let us read quietly.
Rewrite: We finished our project early, so the teacher let us read quietly.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The acronym FANBOYS stands for For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
2) In a compound sentence, place a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
3) When you speak directly to someone by name in a sentence, use a comma to set off the name.
4) The sentence "I studied hard, and I still got a good grade" needs the conjunction "and" or "so."
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Write a compound sentence using the conjunction "but" with the comma in the correct place.
I wanted to stay up late, but my parents said I had to go to bed by nine.
2) Explain why a comma is needed in the sentence "Thank you, Mrs. Rivera."
A comma is needed because "Mrs. Rivera" is a direct address, meaning the speaker is talking directly to that person, so a comma separates the greeting from the name.
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