Rule of the week of OCTOBER 6: Monday's sentences are a review of the last weeks' rules. Look at the underlined words and decide if corrections are needed. If so, make the corrections. Tuesday-Thursday's sentences use the following rule: USE A COMMA IN A COMPOUND SENTENCE BEFORE THE CONJUNCTION THAT JOINS TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES. Coordinating conjunctions include and, but, or for, so, yet. Rule of the week: Use a comma in a compound sentence before the coordinating conjunction. A compound sentence has two or more main clauses (complete sentences) and are joined by and, but, or, for, so, yet. MONDAY My brother Roger will visit from New Hampshire on Sunday. The bell rang for geography class, but no one moved to go there. Your house is on fire, so you better run! Mrs. Engelstad said that all names should be capitalized all the time. He worked at the Ford Plant on the Mississippi River for many years. TUESDAY Pick up your chair and sit down. CORRECT AS IS The horse pranced around the arena prettily but did not win a prize. CORRECT AS IS We picked apples in the orchard on Saturday and made pies on Sunday. CORRECT AS IS The girls will go to the mall for shopping this weekend, and the boys will sit in a deer stand. This book was recommended to me, but I didn’t like it. WEDNESDAY The doctor said the outlook was good, but there would be a significant recovery period. Trenton dropped his tray at lunch and had to clean up the mess. CORRECT AS IS The rain put a damper on our family vacation, but we still had fun. We listened to a sad song that made Kyle cry. CORRECT AS IS It was a hot day, yet we never saw Miranda sweat. THURSDAY Time was running out for the team. CORRECT AS IS Our papers were collected last week and finally returned to us today. CORRECT AS IS Sheila wanted to paint her room black, but her mother wouldn’t let her. The boys built a fort in the tree by the barn, and squirrels invaded it during the winter. Mikey broke his glasses playing kickball and then ran into a tree. CORRECT AS IS
Rule of the week of SEPTEMBER 29: Monday's sentences are a review of the last weeks' rules. Look at the underlined words and decide if corrections are needed. If so, make the corrections. Tuesday-Thursday's sentences use the following rule: USE A COMMA IN A COMPOUND SENTENCE BEFORE THE CONJUNCTION THAT JOINS TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES. Coordinating conjunctions include and, but, or, for, so , yet. MONDAY We read the poem "Uphill" by Christina Rosetti in English class._ What color is Joe's new car?_ What books did Mark Twain write?_ My sister won the Miss America Pageant!_ Uncle Clyde was almost 100 years old when he died. TUESDAY The factory whistle blows, and the workers leave for home. The dog growled at the cat but did not approach it. THIS SENTENCE IS CORRECT WITHOUT THE COMMA. A siren wailed, and a fire truck raced across the intersection. Polly spent the summer in Wisconsin, and her cousin vacationed on the North Shore. You may decide among yourselves, or we will draw straws. WEDNESDAY He played the accordion, and the campers sang along. The sick man was uncomfortable, yet he was able to fall asleep. The speaker was dull, and the audience was restless. A husky boy and his two friends pushed, but the car was hopelessly stuck. The girl did not know the answer or was too shy to speak. THIS SENTENCE IS CORRECT WITHOUT THE COMMA. THURSDAY The tugboat blew a shrill whistle, and the smaller boats got out of the way. Red roses are pretty, but I like yellow ones better. Father carved the turkey, and Grandma served the vegetables. The farmer mowed the hayfield twice, but it was not enough hay to last the winter. The museum was open, yet we did not visit it.