Commas: Compound Sentences

1. Identify the segment of sentence with the mistake:

The puppy

Ate the bone

You gave

It and it still wanted more.

The segment "it and it still wanted more" is incorrect because it creates redundancy and repetition. The word "it" is unnecessary and can be omitted to make the sentence grammatically correct and more concise. Therefore, the correct sentence would be "The puppy ate the bone you gave and still wanted more."

Explanation

The segment "it and it still wanted more" is incorrect because it creates redundancy and repetition. The word "it" is unnecessary and can be omitted to make the sentence grammatically correct and more concise. Therefore, the correct sentence would be "The puppy ate the bone you gave and still wanted more."

2. Identify the segment of sentence with the mistake:

Jamal wanted to buy the shoes for practice so

He asked his mother for the money

Before Thursday, January

12, 2009.

"Jamal wanted to buy the shoes for practice." is a complete sentence joined together with "He asked his mother for the money before Thursday, January 12, 2009." When you join two complete sentences together, you need to use both a , (comma) and a conjunction (so.)

Explanation

"Jamal wanted to buy the shoes for practice." is a complete sentence joined together with "He asked his mother for the money before Thursday, January 12, 2009." When you join two complete sentences together, you need to use both a , (comma) and a conjunction (so.)

3. Identify the segment of sentence with the mistake:

I don't really like

To watch television but

Sometimes I have nothing better to do

After school.

The segment "to watch television but" is incorrect because it creates a sentence fragment. The phrase "I don't really like" is an independent clause, but "to watch television but" does not complete the thought. It should be followed by a verb or a dependent clause to form a complete sentence.

Explanation

The segment "to watch television but" is incorrect because it creates a sentence fragment. The phrase "I don't really like" is an independent clause, but "to watch television but" does not complete the thought. It should be followed by a verb or a dependent clause to form a complete sentence.

4. Identify the segment of sentence with the mistake:

Northern Louisiana

Has a different culture than Southern

Louisiana and that makes this

An interesting state.

The segment of the sentence with the mistake is "Louisiana and that makes this". The correct sentence should be "Northern Louisiana has a different culture from Southern Louisiana, and that makes this an interesting state." The mistake is the use of "than" instead of "from" to indicate the comparison between the cultures of Northern and Southern Louisiana.

Explanation

The segment of the sentence with the mistake is "Louisiana and that makes this". The correct sentence should be "Northern Louisiana has a different culture from Southern Louisiana, and that makes this an interesting state." The mistake is the use of "than" instead of "from" to indicate the comparison between the cultures of Northern and Southern Louisiana.

5. Identify the segment of sentence with the mistake:

Without leaving school early,

I don't know how

I will make it in time but

I will try.

"I don't know how I will make it in time." and "I will try." are complete sentences. When you joing two complete sentences together, you need to use a , (comma) and a conjunction (but.)

Explanation

"I don't know how I will make it in time." and "I will try." are complete sentences. When you joing two complete sentences together, you need to use a , (comma) and a conjunction (but.)