Joining Sentences with Commas

Joining Sentences with Commas

9th Grade · ELA · 15 min· Pearson Myperspectives

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Learning Objective

I can combine independent clauses using a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

  • 1

    The acronym FANBOYS can help you remember the coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

  • 2

    Subordinates connect two unequal things, specifically dependent and independent clauses.

  • 3

    When a sentence begins with a subordinate, a comma is placed directly after the first complete thought.

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