The Comma Splice
Fix this comma splice:
Katherine and Audrey Hepburn had the same last name, they weren't sisters.
Katherine and Audrey Hepburn had the same last name, but they weren't sisters.
Katherine and Audrey Hepburn had the same last name. They weren't sisters.
Capitalise this sentence:
is mum coming with us?
Is Mum coming with us?
Create a compound sentence:
David likes to play baseball. David's dad hates baseball.
David likes to play baseball but David's dad hates baseball.
Correct the mistakes:
i liked legend, it is the best book i have read in english.
Comma splice and capitalisation:
I liked Legend. It is the best book i have read in English.
Provide 2 options to fix this comma splice:
Dan was late, we left without him.
Dan was late, so we left without him.
Dan was late; we left without him.
Dan was late. We left without him.
correct the capitals:
in my english class we're reading a great book called the grapes of wrath. it's by john steinbeck.
In my English class, we're reading a great book called The Grapes of Wrath. It's by John Steinbeck.
Create a compound sentence:
The cat must be fed on time. The cat gets hungry.
The cat must be fed on time or it gets hungry.
I don't know nothing about french, I study english at the university of liverpool.
Comma splice, double negative, capitalisation:
I don't know anything about French, I study English at the University of Liverpool.
What is a comma splice?
When you join two independent clauses with a comma and no conjunction, it’s called a comma splice.
Capitalise this sentence:
our history class is studying the causes of the english civil war
Our History class is studying the causes of the English Civil War.
What is a compound sentence?
Give an example in the chat.
A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses. The clauses must be joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon.
Correct the mistake:
the cat ate diegos breakfast on monday, he got quite upset.
Capitalisation, comma splice, apostrophe:
The cat ate Diego's breakfast on Monday, and he got quite upset.
Fix this comma splice:
Time goes slowly when you are working, it seems to fly when you are playing.
Time goes slowly when you are working but it seems to fly when you are playing.
Time goes slowly when you are working, but it seems to fly when you are playing.
Which words in a title should be capitalised?
According to most style guides, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are the only words capitalized in titles of books, articles, and songs. Prepositions, articles, and conjunctions aren't capitalized (unless they're the first or last word).
How is a complex sentence different to a compound sentence?
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses.
Correct the mistakes:
lucy wore a red helmet, holly wore a green one.
Capitalisation and comma splice:
Lucy wore a red helmet while/but/and Holly wore a green one.
Fix this comma splice:
By the time we arrived, the show was nearly over, we missed everything but the credits and the cartoon.
By the time we arrived, the show was nearly over; we missed everything but the credits and the cartoon.
By the time we arrived, the show was nearly over. We missed everything but the credits and the cartoon.
By the time we arrived, the show was nearly over so we missed everything but the credits and the cartoon.
Capitalise this sentence:
my favourite crisps in mexico are sabritas. (in british english chips are called crisps.)
My favourite crisps in Mexico are Sabritas. (In British English chips are called crisps.)
What type of sentence is this? Compound / complex / compound-complex.
Yes, I have a bad flu, and because I need to get well soon, I won't think about school just yet.
Explain your reasoning.
Compound-complex.
Yes, I have a bad flu, and because I need to get well soon, I won't think about school just yet.
dependent clause
independent clauses x2
Identify the problem(s) and fix it/them:
Katharine hepburn was born in 1907 in connecticut, audrey hepburn was born on 1929 in Belgium.
Capitalisation of proper nouns, comma splice and incorrect preposition before 1929.
Katharine Hepburn was born in 1907 in Connecticut, and Audrey Hepburn was born in 1929 in Belgium.