Comma Splice

What is a comma splice?

• A comma that functions as a pause

• A comma that combines two complete sentences

• A comma that sets up a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is a comma splice something you want to avoid using?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are 3 ways you can fix a comma splice?

• Replace the comma with a period

• Capitalize all of the pronouns

• Reword the entire sentece

• Replace the comma with a semicolon

• Keep the comma and add a conjunction (and, but, etc.)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

I like iced coffee in the winter, I don't drink hot coffee fast enough.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

My mood can easily change depending on the music that I am listening to; the Mood Booster playlist in Spotify is the best to listen to.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

You have to stay hydrated to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

All I wanted to do when I woke up was go right back to bed, I didn't think going to work would make my mood better.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The chef, who was already worried about his special, realized that he didn't have the ingredients he needed for the sauce.

• The sentence is fine

• A comma splice is present

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Reading isn't something I like to do, the books that we read in school I am just not interested in.

• The sentence is fine

• A comma splice is present

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Fix the following sentence that has a comma splice: The car needed an oil change, there just wasn't enough time in the day to go to the autobody shop.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A