Anthony Kagle
Jovana Salado
Grammar Presentations: Run-ons and Comma Splices
Today, Anthony and I will doing our grammar presentations on run-on sentences and
comma splices. Run on sentences are sentence that are multiple independent sentence that are
combined without any sort of fanboy or punctuation. A comma splice is used when two
independent sentences are connected with a coma. This is wrong and must not be ever used in
attempting to connect two independent sentences.
1. Anthony and I would present the class with definitions of rub-on sentences and comma
splices.
2. Next, we will hand out a worksheet for the students to work on.
3. The student will go against their partner in the typical running to the board, and write
out the sentence out correctly.
4. The winner will be the person who wrote the sentence correctly and explain it to the
class.
5. In order to win a prize, or nothing at all, the student will have to shoot at a target using
a nerf gun. If the student hits the candy portion of the target, they obviously win a
candy bar.
This method of learning will allows them to test their knowledge and also, most
importantly, how to fix run on and comma splice sentences.
Run-On Sentence Worksheet
Fifteen of the following sentences are run-on sentences. Please correct each one of them
on the lines below. Use all three ways to correct run-on sentences at least three times each
(period, semicolon, comma plus coordinating conjunction).
Five of them are correct. Write a C under each correct sentence.
1. My father retired from the Air Force last year he is writing a book about his experiences.
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2. Jose mowed the grass this morning tonight he will water the flowers and bushes.
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3. The small girl seemed to be lost she was crying and looking for her mother.
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4. Mrs. Bowman inherited a large sum of money from her brother she can buy a new car
now.
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5. Jovana and Anthony worked very hard on their project therefore they felt they deserved a
high grade.
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6. I can never beat my little brother at video games he has them all mastered.
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7. Dave is flying to Orlando for spring break he will be gone a week.
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8. We are moving to Cincinnati in July I'll go to school there.
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