Commas Before FANBOYS (Coordinating Conjunctions) | English Punctuation Lesson

Learn when to place commas before FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) in this English punctuation lesson. FANBOYS is an acronym to remember the coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. ➡️ Order my 16 Basic Punctuation Rules eBook: https://sparkleenglish.podia.com/basi... We use coordinating conjunctions to connect two independent clauses or ideas. A comma should come before coordinating conjunctions when they connect two independent clauses. Examples: • My sister loves gardening, but my brother prefers to play video games. • I'm coming to your birthday party tomorrow, and I'm going to bake cupcakes. Chapters: 00:00 - What are FANBOYS? 00:50 - 7 Coordinating Conjunctions 01:07 - Commas before And 02:38 - But 03:29 - Or 04:25 - So 05:41 - For 06:50 - Nor 07:55 - Yet 08:55 - Quiz 09:39 - Answers ✨ SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook:   / sparkleenglish   Instagram:   / sparkleenglishesl   TikTok:   / sparkle.english  

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