Comma splice Jeopardy!

Definitions

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Define Comma

What is A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence.

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Define comma splice

What is an attempt to join two independent clauses with a comma, but without a coordinator.

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define semi-colon

What is a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.

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Define independent clause

What is a group of words made up from subject and predicate.

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Define coordinating conjunction

What is a conjunction that links two independent clauses; the most common ones are and, but, nor, or, then, and yet.

Examples

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what is wrong with the following sentence: The biology club will meet on Friday, several important issues will be discussed.

no coordinating conjunction The biology club will meet on Friday, and several important issues will be discussed.

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what is wrong with the following sentence: A person who is hard of hearing is not trying to be annoying, it takes only a little effort to help him understand what you are saying.

What is should be separated by a semi-colon or period

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what is wrong with the following sentence: He agreed to do the job for awhile, he hoped they would soon find another manager.

What is no coordinating conjunction

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what is wrong with the following sentence: A person who is hard of hearing is not trying to be annoying, it takes only a little effort to help him understand what you are saying.

What is should be seperated by a semi-colon or period

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What is wrong with the following sentence: My parents can’t make it this weekend, they have other plans.

What is no coordinator

Fix it!

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Correct the following sentence: A person who is hard of hearing is not trying to be annoying, it takes only a little effort to help him understand what you are saying.

What is What is A person who is hard of hearing is not trying to be annoying. It takes only a little effort to help him understand what you are saying. or A person who is hard of hearing is not trying to be annoying; it takes only a little effort to help him understand what you are saying.

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Correct the following sentence: The biology club will meet on Friday, several important issues will be discussed

What is The biology club will meet on Friday, and several important issues will be discussed.

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Correct the following sentence: He agreed to do the job for awhile, he hoped they would soon find another manager.

What is He agreed to do the job for awhile, but he hoped they would soon find another manager.

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Correct the following sentence: Most freshmen feel overwhelmed by the workload in their college courses, nevertheless they usually spend more time socializing than studying.

What is Most freshmen feel overwhelmed by the workload in their college courses; nevertheless, they usually spend more time socializing than studying. or Most freshmen feel overwhelmed by the workload in their college courses. Nevertheless, they usually spend more time socializing than studying.

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Correct the following sentence: Our uncle’s partners knew Allen would stay for only a few months, they hurried to interview possible replacements.

What is Because our uncle’s partners knew Allen would stay for only a few months, they hurried to interview possible replacements.