True or False
A comma splice is any sentence with a comma in it.
False
There were so many people at the party it was crowded.
Run-on
What is a run-on sentence?
A run-on sentence has at least two parts that can stand by themselves, but the two parts have been joined incorrectly.
I am tired I have to get up.
I am tired, but I have to get up. (Answers may vary.)
A comma splice is a sentence with 2 independent clauses separated by a comma with no conjunction present.
True
I was upset I had to get on with my day.
Comma Splice
A punctuation mark used to separate 2 ideas.
What is a comma?
The dance is tonight, it will be really fun.
The dance is tonight; it will be really fun. OR The dance is tonight, and it will be really fun.
Is this a comma splice? I was excited, so I expressed it.
False
I was scared, I made it out of surgery just fine.
Comma Splice
What is the difference between a subordinating conjunction and a coordinating conjunction?
Coordinating conjunctions are used to join independent clauses to make compound sentences. Subordinating conjunctions are used to join independent clauses to make complex sentences.
The dancers were beautiful, they were beautiful!
The dancers were beautiful; they were beautiful! (Answers may vary)