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Grade 3 Reading & Writing · World 5: Sentence Bridge · Level 38
And, But, Or, So
Join words, phrases, and sentences, with a comma before the conjunction when it joins two sentences.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 38
- And, but, or, and so are joining words. They join words: apples or bananas. They also join whole sentences.
- Each one means something different. And adds more. But shows a surprise or difference. Or gives a choice. So tells what happened next because of it.
- When a joining word connects two whole sentences, put a comma right before it: I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
- Don't use a comma alone to join two sentences. That's a run-on! Add the joining word too.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 3.L.GC.1.21 — Grammar: Use coordinating conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses. (Master)
- 3.L.GC.1.25 — Mechanics: Use commas with coordinating conjunctions to join independent clauses. (Master)