Using Commas in Compound Sentences and Elements
Learn how to properly use commas in compound sentences and compound elements. Discover when to use a comma before coordinating conjunctions and when to omit it. Improve your grammar skills with this helpful guide!
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Writing Lab Commas with Compound Sentences and Compound Elements
Commas with Compound Sentences and Compound Elements Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (one of the fan boys) that separates complete sentences (independent clauses). The prospectors hoped to find gold on the rocky slopes of the towering Sierra Madre, so they set out eagerly.
Commas with Compound Sentences and Compound Elements cont. If the sentences being connected are short (about four words or fewer), you may leave out the comma. I laughed and I cried.
Commas with Compound Sentences and Compound Elements cont. 2 Do not use a comma when coordinating conjunctions separate only words or phrases: The river had dried up and looked as if it would stay dry for a long time. (Here, and connects a compound verb: had dried up and looked. ) The writers and editors look at their subjects with unblinking eyes. ( And connects a compound subject: writers and editors. )
Thats all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson
