True or False
You can tell if a sentence is a run-on sentence by it's length.
False, a run-on sentence is a structural flaw.
I was bored, I had to go to class.
Comma Splice
Define a comma splice
What is an attempt to join two independent clauses with just a comma?
Correct the following sentence: The biology club will meet on Friday, several important issues will be discussed
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When two independent clauses are connected by only a comma, they constitute a run-on sentence that is called a comma-splice.
True
I was hungry there was nothing to eat.
Run-on.
Define a Coordinating Conjunction
What is a conjunction that links two independent clauses; [for, and, but, nor, or, then, and yet]
I love pizza I am going to get some.
I love pizza, so I am going to get some.
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.
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A comma splice is a sentence with 2 independent clause separated by a comma with no conjunction present.
True
I was upset I had to get on with my day.
Run on -Sentence
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.
I was excited and I was happy.
I was exited, and I was happy.