Comma Splice Carl #1

Comma Splice Carl
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Poll

How well do you feel like you understand how to correct comma splices?

• 1

  (I have never heard of what any of this is)

• 2

• 3

  (I have heard of them, but I don't know how to correct them all the time)

• 4

• 5

  (I know what they are, and I can explain them to someone else)

​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.

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.

Multiple Select

Select all of the ways that a comma splice can be corrected.

• Comma-FANBOYS

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Period

• Colon

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 ❌

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 ❌

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence a comma splice or correct?

She was embarrassed, no one cared.

• Correct ✅

• Comma Splice ❌

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.

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence a comma splice or correct?

She ate, he did not.

• Correct ✅

• Comma Splice ❌

Fill in the Blanks

Fix the following comma splice with a semicolon (;).

She ate, he did not.