Comma Splice Carl #1
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Comma Splice Carl
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How well do you feel like you understand how to correct comma splices?
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(I have never heard of what any of this is)
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(I have heard of them, but I don't know how to correct them all the time)
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(I know what they are, and I can explain them to someone else)
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Comma Splices are a no-no!
A comma splice error occurs when sentences or independent clauses are improperly connected by a comma alone.
Examples of Comma Splice Errors:
The clouds were dark, we thought it would rain.
I bought a coat, however, it did not fit.
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Multiple Choice
A comma splice is --
A sentence that is hard to read, doesn't make sense, or makes you say, "Huh?"
An error when two complete sentences are stuck together with only a comma.
An error when two complete sentences are stuck together with only thin air.
An incomplete sentence.
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How to fix a comma splice:
A comma splice can be fixed one of the following ways:
Use a comma-FANBOYS between the two complete sentences.
Use a semicolon between the two complete sentences.
Use a period between the two complete sentences.
Example:
Correct the following comma splice.
The clouds were dark, we thought it would rain.
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Multiple Select
Select all of the ways that a comma splice can be corrected.
Comma-FANBOYS
Semicolon
Comma
Period
Colon
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Multiple Choice
Is this sentence a comma splice or correct?
She wanted to see the world, but she decided to stay home.
Correct ✅
Comma Splice ❌
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Multiple Choice
Is this sentence a comma splice or correct?
The man had a bat, and he wasn't afraid to use it.
Correct ✅
Comma Splice ❌
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Multiple Choice
Is this sentence a comma splice or correct?
She was embarrassed, no one cared.
Correct ✅
Comma Splice ❌
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Multiple Choice
What is the best way to fix this comma splice?
She was embarrassed, no one cared.
She was embarrassed but no one cared.
She was embarrassed, yet no one cared.
She was embarrassed, no one cared.
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Multiple Choice
Is this sentence a comma splice or correct?
She ate, he did not.
Correct ✅
Comma Splice ❌
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