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What's a comma frequently used for?
A punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence
What does a comma look like?
,
When is a comma used?
When the sentence is too long and/or has 2 main ideas
Is it necessary to place a comma before “as well as”?
No.
What is the acronym we use to help us with our grammar called?
FANBOYS
What are the conjunctions that we put in the acronym called?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So (FANBOYS)
How many letters are in the acronym that we use to help us with our comma placement?
7 (F,A,N,B,O,Y,S)
What is an example of a coordinating conjunction?
So, yet, and, for...
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Small words that connect two independent parts of a sentence or two ideas in a sentence
If FANBOYS connect two words or phrases you don't use a comma. True or false?
True
Fill the commas and FANBOYS where needed. " Mom we have to buy lettuce cheese tomato."
"Mom, we have to buy lettuce, cheese and tomato"
Fill the commas and where needed. " We have to eat Mom or else we'll starve"
" We have to eat, Mom, or else we'll starve"
Around what year was the comma invented?
The 1500s
Where was the comma invented?
Italy
Where does the word comma come from and what does it mean?
It comes from the greek word "kómma" and it means to cut or seperate
