Comma Splice RETAKE

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice:

• Since I love playing video games, I use them as a way to unwind after school.

• I love to play my favorite video game, Treetop Fun, after school.

• I love to play video games after school, it's a great way to unwind.

• I love to play video games after school, and I prefer to play Treetop Fun.

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• There's nothing better than my mom's cheesecake, my friend Ray said it's the best he's ever tasted.

• Even though my friend, Ray, said that my mom's cheesecake is the best he's ever tasted, I already knew that.

• My mom's cheesecake, the best my friend, Ray, has ever tasted, is as delicious as he claims.

• My friend, Ray, said that my mom's cheesecake is the best he's ever tasted, and I agree that there is nothing better.

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• My favorite night at home with my family is Taco Tuesday, and we love dicing up as many delicious ingredients as we can find.

• On Taco Tuesday, my favorite night at home with my family, we always dice up as many delicious ingredients as we can find.

• Because it was Taco Tuesday, my favorite night at home with my family, we diced up as many delicious ingredients as we could find.

• My favorite night at home with my family is Taco Tuesday, we love dicing up as many delicious ingredients as we can find.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2B

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• Although I was shocked to see a giant black bear in my swimming pool, I was happy he was treating it like his own personal spa.

• I was shocked to see a giant black bear in my swimming pool, he was treating it like his own personal spa.

• I was shocked to see a giant black bear in my swimming pool, yet I was happy to see he was treating it like his own personal spa.

• I was shocked to see a giant black bear, my own personal spa guest, in my swimming pool having the time of his life.

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• I always have so much fun at the arcade with my friends, the vintage pinball games are my favorite.

• Although I love playing all of the arcade games with my friends, the vintage pinball games are my favorite.

• I love playing all of the arcade games with my friends, but the vintage pinball games are my favorite.

• Playing the vintage pinball games, my absolute favorite of all the arcade games, is something I always have fun doing with my friends.

What is a comma splice?

• When a comma is used with a FANBOYS

• When a comma is used after an introductory phrase

• When a comma isn't used but should be

• When a comma is used without a FANBOYS

One of the most interesting plants is the cactus, for it is able to live without water for years.

• Comma Splice

• Correct

John is always late for school, nobody seems to care.

• Comma Splice

• Correct

When a student likes his class, he is more likely to achieve good grades.

• Comma Splice

• Correct

All of the following are methods for correcting a comma splice EXCEPT

• Making two separate sentences

• Using a colon

• Using a semicolon

• Using a comma FANBOY

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3A