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Commas Matter
Remember:
-Use a comma between words or groups of words that are in a series.
-EXAMPLE: Corn, green beans, and tomatoes are staples in every home garden.
- Use a comma before a conjunction in a compound sentence.
-EXAMPLE: The farmers planted in the spring, and they will work long hours in the fall to
harvest.
-Use a comma after a subordinate clause when it begins in a sentence.
-EXAMPLE: After we went to a movie, we went out to eat.
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Commas Matter
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Directions: Add commas where needed in the sentence below.
1. Alec Leann and Madison are planning a welcome home party for their friend.
2. It is their friend’s first time home all summer and they want to make it special.
3. They have invited the people that live in his neighborhood his family that lives close by and his
friends from school.
4. Even though he doesn’t get home until tonight this will be hard to plan it in his own house.