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Run-ons and Comma Splices

Run-ons and Comma Splices. How to become a better writer by using punctuation properly. Run-on Sentences. Multiples sentences that are written together without punctuation (Period or Semi-colon) or conjunctions (FANBOYS). THIS IS BAD! Example:

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Run-ons and Comma Splices

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  1. Run-ons and Comma Splices How to become a better writer by using punctuation properly.

  2. Run-on Sentences • Multiples sentences that are written together without punctuation (Period or Semi-colon) or conjunctions (FANBOYS). THIS IS BAD! • Example: • The snow needs to be shovelled get going on it right away. • Traffic jams in major cities have gotten out of control car pools should be mandatory.

  3. Comma splice • Two independent clauses are joined together with a comma, but there is no conjunction (FANBOYS). THIS IS BAD! • Example: • The snow needs to be shovelled, get going on it right away. • Traffic jams in major cities have gotten out of control, car pools should be mandatory.

  4. Four Ways to Fix Run-ons and Comma Splices • A. Use the Semi-colon • B. Use a comma and a conjunction (Compound Sentence) • C. Use a periodto separate the two independent clauses • D. Write a Complex Sentence with a subordinating word.

  5. Examples • A. The snow needs to be shovelled; get going on it right away. • B. The snow needs to be shovelled, so get going on it right away. • C. The snow needs to be shovelled. Get going on it right away. • D. Since the snow needs to be shovelled, get going on it right away.

  6. A. Semi-colon • Rewrite each run-on or comma splice with a semi-colon. • The restaurant looks tacky to me all the tablecloths are made of plastic. • We’ve spent all our money, we won’t be dining out tonight. • The woman’s skills are perfect for the new position we intend to promote her.

  7. B. Compound Sentence • Rewrite each run-on or comma splice into a Compound Sentence. • The team lost seven games in a row the coach was fired. • Here is the chief administrator, he will solve our problems. • He phoned his fiancee repeatedly, she refused to return his calls.

  8. C. Use a Period • Rewrite each run-on or comma splice into two independent clauses with a period. • I have good ideas I can’t put them into a sentence. • The elephant quit the circus he was tired of working for peanuts. • The kings of ancient Egypt were known as pharaohs, they were believed to be favored by gods.

  9. D. Write a Complex Sentence • Rewrite each run-on or comma splice into a Complex Sentence with a subordinating word. • A sphinx is a monster it has a human head and a lion’s body. • I want to go on a Nile cruise, I need more money. • We could not speak Arabic we needed a translator.

  10. Independent Practice • Rewrite the following sentences four different ways: • Example: • Janet left for work early she arrived late. • A. Janet left for work early; she arrived late. • B. Janet left for work early, yet she arrived late. • C. Janet left for work early. She arrived late. • D. Even though Janet left for work early, she arrived late.

  11. Grammar Book p. 343 Exercise 33

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