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Comma Splices

Comma Splices. Bones: Tal Osovsky Flesh: Rachel Lee Cardinal Sins: Maria Meza Carnal Pleasures: Kris Lenk. Bones. Comma Splice (similar to run-on) – When a writer connects two independent clauses with a comma.

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Comma Splices

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  1. Comma Splices Bones: Tal Osovsky Flesh: Rachel Lee Cardinal Sins: Maria Meza Carnal Pleasures: Kris Lenk

  2. Bones • Comma Splice (similar to run-on) – When a writer connects two independent clauses with a comma. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE + , + INDEPENDENT CLAUSEExample: There was an accident on highway 17 last week, several people got hurt.

  3. Bones • Independent Clause – A sentence that can stand alone which expresses a complete thought. Ex: I drive to school. • Dependent Clause - A sentence that cannot stand alone and does not expresses a complete thought. Ex: Unless it comes today

  4. Flesh Correcting Comma Splices • Separate or join together the two independent clauses that have been put together by a comma • Prevents run-on sentences

  5. Flesh Example of a Run on Sentence: • The Das family travels together to the Sun Temple at Konark, they then visit the hills at Udayagiri.

  6. Flesh Fixing a Run-On Sentence Four ways: 1) Separating the Two Sentences • The Das family travels together to the Sun Temple at Konark. They then visit the hills at Udayagiri. 2) Adding a Coordinating Conjunction and a Comma • Coordinating Conjunction: Connects two words, sentences, phrases, or clauses together • Ex. for, and, nor, or, etc… • The Das family travels to the Sun Temple at Konark, and they then visit the hills at Udyagiri.

  7. Flesh 3) Adding a Subordinate Conjunction and a Comma • Subordinate Conjunction: Transition between two ideas in the sentence Ex. After, although, as, because, etc… • After the Das family travels to the Sun Temple at Konark, they then visit the hills at Udyagiri. 4) Semicolon • After the Das family travels to the Sun Temple at Konark; they then visit the hills at Udyagiri.

  8. Cardinal Sins Mistakes: Ex.1: Reading the book Push by Sapphire is a great example for people to not judge others, we don’t know what peoples lives are like and the reasoning for their actions and behavior. Ex.2: I didn’t like the movie, it was way too long. Ex.3: College is stressful, professors give you a ton of homework like if that was the only class you are taking.

  9. Carnal Pleasures • According to The Elements of Style by E.B. White and William Strunk, Jr. comma splices are acceptable to use if the clauses are short and alike. • EX: Veni, vidi, vici (Made famous by Julius Caesar in 47 BC) • Translates to: I came, I saw, I conquered

  10. Comma splices are also acceptable in most poetic writings. EX: “Roses are red, violets are blue…” Comma splices are also acceptable in other languages, but it is usually considered an error in the English language. Carnal Pleasures

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