ACT English: Understanding and Fixing Comma Splices

A grammatical error where a sentence lacks a subject.

A type of sentence fragment.

A punctuation error where two independent clauses are joined with a comma.

A punctuation mark used to separate items in a list.

Using a semicolon.

Using a comma with however.

Using a comma and a conjunction.

Using a period to separate the clauses.

It connects two independent clauses that are closely related.

It separates two unrelated sentences.

It replaces a conjunction in a sentence.

It is used to list items in a sentence.

By turning one independent clause into a dependent clause.

By adding a semicolon between the clauses.

By removing the subject from one clause.

By using a comma and a conjunction.

All of the above.

I ran five miles along the river on Sundays; I do this even when it is raining.

I ran five miles along the river on Sundays, and I do this even when it is raining.

I ran five miles along the river on Sundays. I do this even when it is raining.