Commas and semicolons.
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Commas:  1. Separate items in a series. 2. Usually come before and, but, or.  3. Are used when phrases introduce the sentence.  4. Are used when phrases interrupt the sentence.

Semicolons: 1. Are used to separate independent clauses (parts of a sentence that could be sentences on their own).

First determine if each sentence below needs commas or semicolons; some don't need any, some need several.  For each one, write the word that comes before the comma or semicolon you are inserting, the comma or semicolon, and then the word that comes after the comma or semicolon. The easiest way to see where they go is to read the sentence aloud to yourself. Remember, some sentences might be OK as is.

1. This is the country I thought half asleep.
2. Living in those conditions would have turned anyone else rebellious and bitter it was killing Johnny.
3. I took a deep breath and kept my mouth shut.
4. "Hey grease we're gonna do you a favor."
5. Maybe he was still a junior at eighteen and a half and maybe his sideburns were too long and maybe he did get boozed up too much but he sure understood things.
6. Darry is always pulling muscles he roofs houses and he's always trying to carry two bundles of roofing.
7. I think he's got a piece of pipe but he busted his blade this morning.
8. I didn't want to wake you up until I had to.
9. Quiet soft-spoken little Johnny who wouldn't hurt a living thing on purpose had taken a human life.
10. He was too late though Dally walked out with two packages of Kools under his jacket.