Comma Splices RETAKE

What is a comma splice?

• The incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses.

• The correct use of a comma to join two independent clauses.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

I love eating fruit, it is one of my favourite things.

• Fine

• Comma Splice

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

There are many reasons to visit Greece, the beaches are lovely and the people are friendly.

• Fine

• Comma splice

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CCSS.L.6.2A

I'll never be able to buy a house, prices these days are just ridiculous.

• Fine

• Comma splice

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

I can not afford a house in London, so I am moving to Sunderland.

• Fine

• Comma splice

This is a lovely cake, you must give me the recipe one day.

• Fine

• Comma splice

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Is a comma splice something you want to avoid using?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.W.6.4

CCSS.W.6.5

Which sentence is correct?

• We decided to leave the restaurant; the food took too long.
• We decided to leave the restaurant, the food took too long.

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

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

Many road signs warned Tommy of the construction work ahead, he didn't realize that his lane was closed, though, until he mowed down a traffic barricade with the front of his car.

• ahead he
• ahead but
• ahead. He

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI