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Commas on the Kayak Trip

Grade 4 comma practice: place a comma before and, but, or and so in compound sentences about a kayak trip, and spot sentences that need no comma.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.4.2.c

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 13 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students place a comma before a coordinating conjunction that joins two complete sentences.
  • Students tell compound sentences apart from sentences that need no comma before and, but, or or so.

How to use

Read the rule box together and talk through the two examples, then let students work on their own. Have them read the open-response sentences aloud to check their commas.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.4.2.c

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

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Commas on the Kayak Trip

Put a comma before the joining word in a compound sentence.

Comma or no comma?

Read the rule. Then answer the questions.

A compound sentence is two complete sentences joined by a word such as and, but, or or so. Put a comma before the joining word. If the words after the joining word cannot stand alone as a sentence, do not add a comma.
Comma: Nadia held the map, and Tomás steered the kayak.
No comma: Nadia held the map and pointed to the island.
1.
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
  • A. Aunt June untied the rope and, we pushed off from the dock.
  • B. Aunt June, untied the rope and we pushed off from the dock.
  • C. Aunt June untied the rope and we pushed off, from the dock.
  • D. Aunt June untied the rope, and we pushed off from the dock.
2.
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
  • A. Tomás wanted to race to the island, but Nadia wanted to look for turtles.
  • B. Tomás wanted to race to the island but, Nadia wanted to look for turtles.
  • C. Tomás wanted to race, to the island but Nadia wanted to look for turtles.
  • D. Tomás wanted to race to the island but Nadia, wanted to look for turtles.

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