Comma Rules: Comma Between Independent Clauses

Use a comma + a little conjunction (FANBOYS - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to connect two independent clauses.

For example:

The little boy hit the ball off the tee, but he ran toward third base.

OR

The little boy hit the ball off the tee and ran toward third base.

NOT

The little boy hit the ball off the tee, and ran toward third base.
(There has to be a subject & verb on each side of the comma)

For further explanation, watch Commas to Combine Independent Clauses (courtesy Kelly Dopkowski via Youtube).

For review of independent vs. dependent clauses, watch Independent & Dependent Clauses (courtesy j bergie via Youtube).

For more practice, complete practice exercises on Grammar Bytes - Commas.