tell jokes, sing, and dance. (This conjunction is not joining two sentences. Therefore, a comma is not required after "sing" if you're following UK conventions. In the US, the comma would be okay .) PLC provided the material, and we built the road. Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbor. It makes you shoot at your landlord and it makes you miss him. ("It makes you miss him." is a sentence - comma required before "and") A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in my bath, and she'd come in and sink my boats. (Woody Allen) I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. (Winston Churchill) (There is no need for the comma before "and" - "sweat" is not a sentence.) The play was a great success, but the audience was a disaster. (Oscar Wilde) We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill) It is also worth knowing this: If the two "sentences" (known as independent clauses) are very short, it is possible -- for style purposes -- to omit the comma. TOO MANY COMMAS? When sentences containing commas are merged together using a conjunction, it is possible to use a semicolon instead of a comma. (See lesson Semicolons for more examples.)  However, this is quite an outdated practice in modern