Run on Comma Splice

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Egypt is one of the most ancient countries it's famous for its pyramids.

• 1. This is a correct sentence.

  2.   

• 1. This sentence is a run-on sentence.

  2.  

• 1.  It's a sentence fragment.

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Cairo is the capital of Egypt it is also the largest city in Africa, and the Middle East.

• 1. This is a correct sentence.

  2.   

• 1. This sentence is a run-on sentence.

  2.  

• 1.  It's a sentence fragment.

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1. I love to write papers, I would write one every day if I had the time.

• 1. This is a correct sentence.

  2.   

• 1. This sentence is a run-on sentence.

  2.  

• 1.  It's a sentence fragment.

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The Pyramids of Giza, built during the Old Kingdom, are known all over the world.

• 1. This is a correct sentence.

  2.   

• 1. This sentence is a run-on sentence.

  2.  

• 1.  It's a sentence fragment.

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Egypt's influence in the region has been gradually changing; Saudi Arabia, an oil rich county, is now the domineering force.

• 1. This is a correct sentence.

  2.   

• 1. This sentence is a run-on sentence.

  2.  

• 1.  It's a sentence fragment.

I baked oatmeal cookies they had raisins in them, too. 

• Run-on

• Comma splice

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

Mother got a letter from Aunt Esther, she is coming next week. 

• Run-on

• Comma splice

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• I went to the store, I bought some milk.

• I went to the store and bought some milk.

• I went to the store; I bought some milk.

• I went to the store. I bought some milk.

Identify the sentence with a comma splice.

• She loves reading, she goes to the library often.

• She loves reading; she goes to the library often.

• She loves reading. She goes to the library often.

• Because she loves reading, she goes to the library often.

What is a comma splice?

• A sentence with too many commas.

• A sentence where two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a conjunction.

• A sentence that is missing a comma.

• A sentence that uses a comma correctly.