Identifying Run-ons and Comma Splices

Identifying Run-ons and Comma Splices

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.1F, L.4.2C, L.6.2A

Standards-aligned

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

Used 30+ times

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Standards-aligned

CCSS.L.4.1F
,
CCSS.L.4.2C
,
CCSS.L.6.2A
The video tutorial discusses run-on sentences and comma splices, explaining how they occur when two independent clauses are improperly joined. It provides examples and methods to correct these errors using semicolons or conjunctions. The tutorial also covers the concept of comma splicing, where a comma is incorrectly used to join clauses, and offers solutions to fix them. The session concludes with a review of the key points discussed.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a run-on sentence?

A sentence with a conjunction

A sentence with a semicolon

A sentence with two independent clauses joined without proper punctuation

A sentence with too many commas

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?

We bought nails we bought a hammer.

We bought nails, and we bought a hammer.

We bought nails; we bought a hammer.

We bought nails. We bought a hammer.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you correct a run-on sentence?

By adding an exclamation mark

By removing a word

By adding a semicolon or a conjunction with a comma

By adding a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a comma splice?

A sentence with a conjunction

A sentence with a semicolon

A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a comma

A sentence with too many commas

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'splice' originally refer to?

Adding a comma

Untangling and weaving two ropes together

Removing a word

Joining two sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?

I love this movie. It's my favorite.

I love this movie; it's my favorite.

I love this movie, it's my favorite.

I love this movie and it's my favorite.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you correct a comma splice?

By adding a comma

By adding an exclamation mark

By removing a word

By adding a semicolon or a conjunction with a comma

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