Definitions
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that cannot stand alone
What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
Since I was tired, I decided to go to bed.
Since I was tired, I decided to go to bed.
What is a run on sentence?
Independent clauses that are joined together without using punctuation
Identify the independent clause in this sentence:
The dog is hungry, so we’d better feed it.
The dog is hungry, so we’d better feed it.
What is a comma splice?
Joining independent clauses together with just a comma
What is wrong with this sentence?
I have to go to the store I need to buy milk.
It is a run-on sentence
What are ways to properly connect different clauses?
A comma and a conjunction, semicolon, or period.
What is wrong with this sentence:
I woke up with a headache, I took some aspirin.
It is a comma splice