Using Commas in Appositives and Compound Sentences

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Using Commas inAppositives andCompound Sentences

• Mrs. Davis 5th Grade
• Language Arts Classes

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Appositives

• An appositive is a word or phrase used to give
  more information about another noun
• An appositive RENAMES a noun (it gives another
  name for a noun)
• Use commas BEFORE and AFTER an appositive

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Appositives

• Examples
• My friend, Jim Jones, is in my class.
• Friday, my birthday, will be here soon.
• Have you seen Sandy, my sister?
• This is John, our new neighbor.
• Our new car, a Ford Explorer, is blue.

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Appositives

• Lets practice!
• Add commas and underline the appositives.
• 1. Jim my brother watches TV all day.
• 2. My coat is yellow my favorite color.
• 3. Stacey our babysitter plays violin.
• Add an appositive (with commas)
• 4. John arrives late every day.
• 5. My puppy plays all day.

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Compounds

• Compound means
• composed of 2 or more parts.
• A compound sentence is 2 or more sentences joined
  together.
• Use COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS to join sentences.
• Use a comma BEFORE a coordinating conjunction to
  separate the first sentence from the second.

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Compounds

• So, what is a
• COORDINATING CONJUNCTION?
• They are words used to join parts of sentences.
• Just remember FANBOYS!
• For And Nor But Or Yet So

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Compounds

• Heres how compound sentences work
• 1. Take 2 simple sentences
• My dog runs all day.
• He is in good shape.
• 2. Choose a coordinating conjunction that
  would best
• join the sentences.
• So
• 3. Write the first sentence, add a COMMA and
• the conjunction.
• My dog runs all day, so
• 4. Write the second sentence.
• My dog runs all day, so he is in
  good shape.

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Compounds

• Remember, a COMPOUND sentence MUST have TWO
  complete sentences.
• YES My dad is big, and he is kind.
• NO My dad is big and kind.
• Dont use a comma for sentences using FANBOYS if
  there arent 2 complete sentences (one before the
  conjunction and one after it)!

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Compounds

• Lets practice!
• Add commas and underline the conjunctions.
• 1. Ben is sweet but hes not real smart.
• 2. Tonya yells and she needs to relax.
• 3. Do you want salad or do you want rice?
• Join the sentences to make a compound.
• 4. I like cheese. It tastes good.
• 5. I dont like cheese. I dont like milk.