English 1042
Grammar Project
6/27/2016
Run On / Comma Slice / Fragments
Comma Slice – Is a punctuation error that occurs when two
Independent clauses are joined only by a comma.
May be corrected:
1. By using both comma and a coordinating conjunction.
2. By replacing the comma with a semicolon or a period
3. Only the seven coordinating conjunctions can follow a
comma. (and but, or, for, yet)
Run On – Is two or more sentences written as one, with no
punctuation between them.
It is commonly correct by
 Rewriting the run-on sentence as separate sentences
 By placing a semicolon between the sentences or by
placing a comma and a coordinating conjunction
between sentences
Fragmentary Sentences – Is a grammatically incomplete statement
punctuated as if it were a complete sentence.
 To avoid a sentence fragment, make sure that your sentence
contains at least one independent clause. If it dose not
contain an independent clause, it is a fragment