8 Comma Rules Punctuation Worksheet
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I need to buy eggs milk lettuce and bread.
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I need to buy eggs, milk, lettuce, and bread.
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Carlos wants to visit Paris Italy Germany and China.
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I have to clean my room walk the dog and take out the trash.
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I need to visit my mother wash my car and buy six stamps.
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I want to buy the new jacket but it is too expensive.
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I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.
In this example, there are two independent clauses:
#1: “I want to buy the new jacket.” (complete thought)
#2 “It is too expensive.” (complete thought)
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We can go to the zoo or we can go to the movie theater.
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They like chocolate but they like vanilla better.
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