Grammar Tips
Commas With Compound Sentences
This clearly worded guide clearly explains how to use commas in compound sentences.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Comma vs. Semicolon: Compound Sentences
A handout with forty sentences for practicing comma and semicolon usage in compound sentences; answer key provided.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cool, Cool Commas
This tutorial focuses on 4 basic comma rules that cover 85% of all comma use: series, compound sentences, direct address, and introductory clauses. It provides an audio clip explaining these 4 rules and 5 short slide shows: one for each...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences
This lesson presents information on the use of the comma and semicolon in a compound sentence. A link will take you to an interactive exercise that applies the mechanics content. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions
An exercise with ten compound sentences. Students are asked to type the commas where they belongs in compound sentences with a coordinating conjunctions. Then students can check their answers to see how they did.
Vancouver Island University
Malaspina: Punctuating Between Main Clauses
Four printable exercises in which punctuation errors need to be corrected. 2.1 requires correction of compound sentences by putting in commas or semicolons where needed and getting rid of comma splices. 2.2 requires comma splice...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Comma Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about commas. A PowerPoint lesson and reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support all students via hands-on approaches.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Comma
This entry focuses on the rules for comma use including listing the uses, explaining the rules, and providing detailed examples.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Comma Sense
Notes, a PowerPoint presentation, and a video introducing commas, their purpose, and common usage mistakes. Comma rules and examples concerning coordinating clauses, items in a list, introductory elements, and nouns of direct address are...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Story Starting Participles
For this lesson, Roni Schotter's picture book entitled The Boy Who Loved Words is used as the mentor text. This Language Arts Common Core Standards-aligned lesson pre-writing task engages students in writing a collection of ideas of...