Animations
What do the commas say at the beginning of the video?
hi
i'm pretty versatile
it's anarchy!
What is a comma splice?
incorrect use of a comma to connect two independent clauses
The president loves ice cream sundaes, his favorite toppings are hot fudge and bananas.
(add a period)
The president loves ice cream sundaes. His favorite toppings are hot fudge and bananas.
what are the commas big siblings?
semi-colon and period
What word was in all caps and the color red at the beginning of the video?
WRONG!
when do you use semi-colons?
when clauses are closely related and build off of one another
The president loves ice cream sundaes, his favorite toppings are hot fudge and bananas.
(add a conjunction)
The president loves ice cream sundaes, and his favorite toppings are hot fudge and bananas.
In the video it says commas need the help of their buddy the conjunction, being four words... what four words are they?
and
or
but
so
what are the animations saying when the video mentions, "commas can't support independent clauses on their own"?
remember
help
let's work together
we can do it
the three comma splice fix-its
periods
semi-colons
conjunctions
The president loves ice cream sundaes, his favorite toppings are hot fudge and bananas.
(add semi-colon)
The president loves ice cream sundaes; his favorite toppings are hot fudge and bananas.
Barak Obama
what does the ice cream sundae and banana say?
he likes me!
me, too!
when do you use commas?
when writing a series of items or with conjunctions.
She walked in the room, she sat in the corner.
(conjunction)
She walked in the room, and she sat in the corner.
what is the name of the video?
Comma Splices Explained
how many ANIMATED commas are there in the video?
4
commas can't support...
independent clauses on their own.
The goal of the marketing plan was to help the department get the product sold, it was a good plan.
(semi-colon and period)
The goal of the marketing plan was to help the department get the product sold; it was a good plan.
The goal of the marketing plan was to help the department get the product sold. It was a good plan.
what does the president love?
ice cream sundaes