Using Commas in Compound Sentences

Choose the sentence that has the correct placement of commas. If a sentence is already correct, choose “Correct.”

For help with this exercise, see “Commas.”

  1. Working in a nursing home is a difficult job for elderly patients can seldom do much for themselves.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 1
  2. The labor is physically difficult and it can also be mentally draining.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 2
  3. Few trained nurses and nurse’s aides want nursing-home jobs for the pay is also usually lower than that offered by hospitals.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 3
  4. Nursing-home workers have high turnover rates and the facilities are constantly in need of new personnel.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 4
  5. More workers will be needed as the baby boomers become elderly yet there is already a shortage of people willing to do the work.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 5
  6. A director sometimes must hire undertrained workers or the nursing home will face a severe staff shortage.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 6
  7. Workers without education and training may have difficulty understanding a doctor’s orders, so the patients’ care may suffer.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 7
  8. Home health aides and hospice workers are also in short supply and the need for such workers is growing every day.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 8
  9. Solving these problems will be difficult for long-term care for the elderly is already very expensive.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 9
  10. People caring for elderly patients must get better pay or no one will be available to do the work in a few years.

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    Using Commas in Compound Sentences - Question 10