Comma splices, run-ons, and fragments

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains at least a subject and a verb.

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What is a comma splice?

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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing a subject, a verb, or both.

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Identify the error: 'I love to read I have many books.'

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Run-on sentence.

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Identify the error: 'She enjoys hiking, she goes every weekend.'

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Comma splice.

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Identify the error: 'Although it was raining.'

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Sentence fragment.

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What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction?

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Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or independent clauses, helping to form compound sentences.

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List the coordinating conjunctions.

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For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS).

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How can you correct a comma splice?

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You can correct a comma splice by using a period, a semicolon, or adding a coordinating conjunction.