Comma Splices 5

Comma Splices 5

By Lauren Dodge

Directions

Comma Splice Practice:

For each practice exercise, fix the comma splice by creating a complex or compound-complex sentence using appropriate coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Fill in the Blanks

Add a subordinating conjunction:

the students set up their experiments, the science fair began.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank:

We couldn’t leave the campsite until the sun came up,

we waited anxiously.

Open Ended

Fix this sentence:

I take my dog for a walk, I put on his leash, he might run away.

Before I take my dog for a walk, I put on his leash, or he might run away.​

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Open Ended

Fix this sentence:

My parents were arguing, my sister and I ate dinner, we ate quickly.

My parents were arguing while my sister and I ate dinner, so we ate quickly.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Open Ended

Fix this sentence:

You want to go to the movies, we can ask my parents.

 If you want to go to the movies, we can ask my parents.​

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

Coordinating conjuctions are usually found:

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end