Correct Commas
One of the most basic ways to correct a comma splice, this punctuation mark can be put in between two independent clauses to make two separate sentences.
What is a period?
When two independent clauses are joined together with nothing but a comma.
What is a comma splice?
The instructor of this English 1101 class.
Who is Mrs. Alderman?
Using this can change an independent clause into a dependent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
The car had been sitting idle for a month, so the battery was completely dead.
Correct
The Section number of this English 1101 class.
What is Section 03?
One way to join two independent clauses together, often grouped by using the acronym FANBOYS and have a comma preceding them.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
"I went to the mall, Jane was there."
Wrong; a comma alone cannot be used to join two independent clauses.
A place a student can go on campus for writing help or printing.
What is the Writing Lab?
A punctuation mark that can replace a comma to correctly combine two independent clauses into one sentence.
What is a semicolon?
"A good money manager controls expenses, and invests surplus dollars to meet future needs."
Wrong; the comma is not needed there because "invests surplus dollars to meet future needs" is not an independent clause.
What team name got the most votes for best team name?
What is "Error 404: Group Name Not Found"?