Write a table that you are familiar with, perhaps one that is well known in your a story with your classmates. Each student writes one or two sentences at a time. One student begins the story. | 9. Insects can cause us trouble they bite us carry diseases and eat our food. 10. Insects are essential to life on earth the plants and animals on earth could not live without them insects may bother us but we have to share this planet with them. 11. We have to share the earth with insects because they are essential to plant and animal life. 12. Because insects are necessary to life on earth it is important to know about them. 8-1 CONNECTING IDEAS WITH AND CONNECTING ITEMS WITHIN A SENTENCE When and connects only two words or phrases within a sentence no comma is used as in a . When and connects three or more items within a sentence COMMAS are used as in b . a no comma b commas I saw a cat and a mouse. I saw a cat a mouse and a dog. connecting two sentences When and connects two complete sentences also called independent clauses a comma is usually used as in c . c comma I saw a cat and you saw a mouse. d period e INCORRECT I saw a cat. You saw a mouse. I saw a cat you saw a mouse. Without and two complete sentences are separated by a period as in d not a comma. A complete sentence begins with a capital letter note that You is capitalized in d . ln a series of three or more items the comma before and is optional. also CORRECT . I saw cat a mouse and a dog. A period the dot used at the end of a sentence is called a full stop in British English. EXERCISE 2. Connecting ideas with AND. Chart 8-1 Directions Underline and label the words noun verb adjective connected by and. Add commas as necessary. noiAh - hdUh 1. My aunt puts milk and sugar in her tea. - no commas needed htJlAH - hOlAH 4- hdlAh 2. My aunt puts milk sugar and lemon in her tea. - commas needed 3. The river is wide and deep. 4. The river is wide deep and dangerous. 5- Goats and horses are farm animals. 226 CHAPTERS 6. Giraffes anteaters tigers and kangaroos are wild animals. 7. The children played games sang songs and ate birthday cake. 8. The children played games and sang songs. 9. My mother father and .
