Comma Splices - Fletcher

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• I need to go shopping at the mall, my favorite place, so I don't have to wear the same boring clothes I wore all last summer.

• I need to go shopping at the mall, so I don't have to wear the same boring clothes I wore all last summer.

• I need to go shopping at the mall, I can't imagine wearing the same boring clothes I wore all last summer.

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• Even though we play spotlight in the dark, it is so much fun, and we are never scared.

• It is so much fun playing spotlight with my friends, we are never scared even though we play in the dark.

• Spotlight, my favorite game to play outside with my friends, is so much fun.

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• Because I went to the roller derby this weekend, I was inspired by watching the competitors skate.

• I went to the roller derby this weekend, and was inspired by watching the competitors skate.

• I went to go to the roller derby this weekend, I felt inspired to watch the competitors skate.

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• While I enjoy going to the zoo with my friends, I love going to the water park even more.

• I enjoy going to the zoo with my friends, but I love going to the water park even more.

• Although I enjoying going to the zoo with my friends, I love going to the water park even more.

• I enjoy going to the zoo with my friends, I love going to the water park even more.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• The sports car was bright yellow and impressive, I knew I'd have to buy one someday.

• The sports car, a bright yellow and impressive one, was something I knew I'd have to buy one day.

• Since the sports car was bright yellow and impressive, I knew I'd have to buy one someday.