Run-Ons and Comma Splices
Run-Ons # 1 of 2
•What is a run-on sentence?
–Two or more complete sentences run
together without proper punctuation make
a run-on sentence.
Poor: I like fish and I like butter with dinner.
-- One type of run-on is a comma splice or two
independent clauses connected with a comma.
Poor: I like fish, Jeff likes chicken.
Run-Ons #2 of 2
REMEMBER:
A sentence has a subject, verb and a
complete thought.
• What is a subject?
– Usually a noun or pronoun the who or what of the
sentence.
• What is a verb?
– The action of the sentence or the link
in the sentence.
How to correct comma splices
There are five ways to correct comma splices
A] period and capital letter
B] comma and fanboys [For-And-Nor-But-OrYet-So]
C] semicolon
D] semicolon and transitional
expressions [of course/however/for example]
E] dependent word [after, although, while]
How to correct comma splices
**Write down how to correct the sentence below
all 5 ways, and then check your answers on
the next page.
Students need to understand correct
punctuation, they also need to use good
grammar.
A] period and capital letter / B] comma and fanboys
C] semicolon / D] semicolon and transitional expressions
E] dependent word
Correct Sentences #1 of 2
•
Period and capital letter
– Students need to understand correct punctuation.
They also need to use good grammar.
•
Comma and fanboys
– Students need to understand correct punctuation, and they
also need to use good grammar.
•
Semi-Colon
– Students need to understand correct punctuation;
they also need to use good grammar.
Correct Sentences #2 of 2
Semicolon and transitional expression
Students need to understand correct
punctuation; moreover, they also need to use
good grammar.
Dependent word
Although students need to understand
correct punctuation, they also need
to use good grammar.