Using punctuation correctly: avoiding run-on sentences
True or False: Is this sentence correctly punctuated?
Water bottles are used for hydration everyone should drink water every day.
False
Water bottles are used for hydration, and everyone should drink water every day.
How many ways are communally used to correct a comma-splice error?
3
True or False: Is the following sentence considered a nonrestrictive clause?
The player brought back an old hockey stick, which was over 60 years old.
True
True or False:
A semicolon indicates a longer pause than a period.
False
A semicolon indicates a longer pause than a parentheses.
True or False: is this sentence correctly punctuated?
Younger generation think that cell phones and laptops are the future of technology, however, it really depends on how far technology can be taken.
True
Which of the following sentences has a comma-splice?
a) It was beautiful outside, we went to the park.
b) It was beautiful outside, so we went to the park.
a)
Add the comma to the following sentence:
Although I workout everyday I can’t seem to lose any weight.
Although I workout everyday, I can’t seem to lose any weight.
What is the use of a semicolon?
The semicolon joins two related independent clauses.
If a run-on sentence occurs, what is a sign a person does for you to know that it is a run-on sentence?
A person starts running out of air, because the sentence is too long.
What acronym is often used when referred to conjunctions?
FANBOYS
In a contrasting expression, commas are often seen before what?
A conjunction
Find the mistake in the following sentence:
The night is young, we're going out tonight.
The night is young; We're going out tonight.
What is a run-on sentence?
When two or more independent clauses are not connected properly with punctuation.
What punctuation mark is strong enough to keep together two independent clauses?
The semicolon ;
Commas in nonrestrictive clauses can be compared to:
a) Period
b) Parentheses
c) Semicolon
d) Dash
b)
In what situation should a coordinating conjunction be placed after a semicolon?
It should be placed when there is a comma in the proceeding independent clause.
What are the four different forms of punctuation to fix a run-on sentence?
1. Period
2. Semicolon
3. Comma with a coordinating conjunction
4. Subordinating conjuction
Define the word comma-splice.
A type of comma error that is present when using a comma to join two independent clauses.
What is the use of commas with contrasting expressions?
Commas separate the contrasting part of the sentence to emphasize on a point.
Place the semicolon in the correct position in the following sentence:
The painter decorated the painting the brushes are very smooth.
The painter decorated the painting; The brushes are very smooth.