Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Part 2 - Dean/Dilback

Alex does not care as much about comfort as he does about style he will wear, for example, a long sleeve shirt and a leather jacket in the middle of a Florida summer if they are the perfect complement to his new pair of khakis.

• style, he
• style, but he
• style; he

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Tina is a very conscientious student when she makes a B, she is so upset that she lies awake at night, staring at the ceiling and worrying about the effect this "bad" grade will have on her GPA.

• student, when
• student. When
• student, therefore when

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Wes did not want to do anything to ruin his new pair of athletic shoes, he always stayed on the sidewalks, sidestepped puddles, and made several trips a day to the bathroom to dust the sneakers with toilet paper.

• shoes he
• shoes, but he
• shoes, so he

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

Poor Paula listened to her stomach rumbling loudly, she would have to wait twenty more minutes before she could dash to the cafeteria for a quick donut and soda

• loudly she
• loudly; she
• loudly, so she

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

For two weeks, Todd refused to go to his accounting class because Professor Channing would not allow students to wear hats in class, under no circumstance would Todd allow anyone to see the butcher job his stylist had done to his hair.

• class under
• class, and under
• class, therefore under

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

Tracy always knows the right answer in Science class but is too shy to volunteer whenever Miss Chandler asks a question, Tracy's hand feels as if it weighs 500 pounds.

• volunteer, whenever
• volunteer, therefore whenever
• volunteer; whenever

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Slouched in his seat, Cory tried to pay attention to the grammar lecture the only problem was that NBA statistics and images of pretty women in tight miniskirts were more interesting than subordinate clauses and participle phrases.

• lecture, the
• lecture, however the
• lecture. The

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Natasha likes to get good grades but hates when her friends call her a nerd, sometimes Natasha will claim that she got a 77 on a test when, in reality, she earned a 97.

• nerd sometimes
• nerd, so sometimes
• nerd, but sometimes

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Jake's day revolves around sugar, he anticipates the pastry he will choose for breakfast, the candy bar he will eat for lunch, and the ice cream he will have as dinner.

• sugar he
• sugar, for he
• sugar, but he

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Cassie has difficulties getting to her 8 a.m. Math class on time, she always watches too many late night movies and then hits the snooze button on her alarm once too often.

• time, for she
• time, because she
• time she

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C