Comma Splices

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Computer programs help us live easier lives, obviously the people who write them should make lots of money.

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Ezra ran to the store, then she bought some candy.

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My heart broke, the owners had no insurance.

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Money continued to flow in, we started to live the life of the rich, on weekends we ate at expensive restaurants.

• Money continued to flow in. We started to live the life of the rich; on weekends we ate at expensive restaurants.

• Money continued to flow in we started to live the life of the rich, on weekends we ate at expensive restaurants.

• Money continued to flow in. We started to live the life of the rich. On weekends we ate at expensive restaurants.

• Money continued to flow in. We started to live the life of the rich, on weekends we ate at expensive restaurants.

• Money continued to flow in and we started to live the life of the rich. On weekends we ate at expensive restaurants.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

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Technology is just a tool we have, it is how we use it that makes it good or bad.

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Lionel Messi may be the best soccer player in the world today, many still consider Pele the best one ever.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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It's amazing how rapidly technology has developed, when glancing around this crowded campus it's hard to spot someone who isn't spaced out on his or her phone or computer.

• It's amazing how rapidly technology has developed. When glancing around this crowded campus it's hard to spot someone who isn't spaced out on his or her phone or computer.

• It's amazing how rapidly technology has developed when glancing around this crowded campus it's hard to spot someone who isn't spaced out on his or her phone or computer.

• It's amazing how rapidly technology has developed: when glancing around this crowded campus it's hard to spot someone who isn't spaced out on his or her phone or computer.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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We worked from dusk to dawn, never had so many contracts been written in such a short time.

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Elvis Presley was a great singer, he was never really accepted by the country music's mainstream.

• Elvis Presley was a great singer, he was never really accepted by the country music's mainstream.

• Elvis Presley was a great singer, however he was never really accepted by the country music's mainstream.

• Elvis Presley was a great singer, but he was never really accepted by the country music's mainstream.

• Elvis Presley was a great singer: he was never really accepted by the country music's mainstream.

• Elvis Presley was a great singer. He was never really accepted by the country music's mainstream.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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Brazil has won several world cup championships in soccer, they are always considered a good team.

• Brazil has won several world cup championships in soccer; they are always considered a good team.

• Brazil has won several world cup championships in soccer, so they are always considered a good team.

• Brazil has won several world cup championships in soccer. They are always considered a good team.

• Brazil has won several world cup championships in soccer, they are always considered a good team.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A