Comma | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

0%

0 0 0

What is a coordinating conjunction?

Small words that connect two independent parts of a sentence or two ideas in a sentence

What is the acronym we use to help us with our grammar called?

FANBOYS

What's a comma frequently used for?

A punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence

When is a comma used?

When the sentence is too long and/or has 2 main ideas

What is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

So, yet, and, for...

What are the conjunctions that we put in the acronym called?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So (FANBOYS)

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

Around what year was the comma invented?

The 1500s

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"

What does a comma look like?

,

Where was the comma invented?

Italy

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)

Fill the commas and FANBOYS where needed. " Mom we have to buy lettuce cheese tomato."

"Mom, we have to buy lettuce, cheese and tomato"

Is it necessary to place a comma before “as well as”?

No.

If FANBOYS connect two words or phrases you don't use a comma. True or false?

True