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As long as my brother roots for the Chiefs I will judge him harshly he won't care.

Because Joe was hungry.

PSAT Punctuation Rules 2

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This is practice for punctuating sentences with subordinate clauses.

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1
Because Joe was hungry.
This is a dependent clause .
This is an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought
2
As long as my brother roots for the Chiefs I will judge him harshly he won't care.
Put a comma after "Chiefs" and a semi colon between "harshly and "he".
Put a comma after "Chiefs"
Correct as written.
Put a semi colon between "harshly" and "he".
3
My mom was upset with me since I was late coming home.
Put a comma before "since"
Put a comma after "since"
Put a comma after "mom"
Correct as written
4
Unless the Broncos get a new quarterback I don't think they will be very good.
Put a semicolon after "quarterback".
Put a comma after "Unless".
Correct as written
Put a comma after "quarterback".
5
Jim went to the movies but Joe stayed home because he was grounded.
Correct as written
Put a comma only before "because".
Put a comma only before "but"
Put a comma before "but" and before "because".
6
Jill focused on her homework so that she might improve her grade.
Put a comma after "so".
Correct as written
Put a comma after "homework".
Put a semi colon after "homework".
7
Although I went to bed at a normal time I feel tired this morning.
Correct as written
Put a comma after "time"
Put a semi colon after "time"
Put a comma after "Although"
8
Joe was hungry.
This is a dependent clause .
This is an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought.
9
Football season starts tomorrow but I can't watch any games because my TV is broken.
Correct as written
Put a comma before "but".
Put a comma before "because".
Put a comma before "but" and "because".