Correcting Mistakes
two independent clauses joined with only a comma
What is a comma splice?
In this Disney song, a man promises to show a woman a world she has never seen before.
What is A Whole New World?
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is B. "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
another name for a simple sentence--contains a subject and a verb
What is an independent clause?
What is the verb/verbs in the sentence?
My mom answered the phone.
Answered
add only a semi-colon between two independent clauses
What is one way to correct a run-on?
This is a song about a girl that hid a special power for years and decided to finally be herself. The cold doesn't bother her.
What is Let It Go?
The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T's in that?
There are 2 T's in that.
Run-on or Comma Splice? Spring officially begins with the Spring Equinox on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 this event marks the astronomical first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. ("Almanac.com")
What is a run-on?
Name the preposition:
In spite of her feelings, Becky left town.
In spite of
What punctuation should we add to fix this sentence? Janice wanted a new car for her birthday she got a new album by Rihanna.
What is a semicolon?
This is a song about a snowman that melts, but returns each year.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
How many months have 28 days?
All of them.
The Chevrolet Cruz was one of the best rated cars of 2017, however, I love my little Honda Accord.
What is a comma splice?
What is the conjunction and what type is it?
The boy and girl are working.
and - coordinating
Where should the COMMA be placed when you are joining two independent clauses with a comma, a transitional word, and a semicolon? (before or after the transitional word)
What is after the transitional word?
In this show, an annoying sponge and a starfish are best friends who get into trouble together.
What is Spongebob Squarepants?
Sum up Forrest Gump in one sentence.
Answers may vary
Even calls her twice a day.
What is fragment?
What does an adjective do?
What does an adjective do?
To correct a run-on sentence that is joined with a transition word, what punctuation should you use?
What are a semicolon and a comma?
In this TV show, hairy faced men show viewers how to live in the wilderness and hunt ducks
What is Duck Dynasty?
Sum up The Conjuring in one sentence.
Answers may vary
Lukah is spending the weekend with us, I hope he has a great time; however, I know I will need a vacation when he leaves.
What is comma splice?
Identify the pronouns in the sentence.
They went ahead and took them to the party and not us.
They
Them
Us