ESL 191- Run on and Comma Splice
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Three Common Ways to Correct the RO or the CS error
RO Error: I went to the store it was closed.
CS Error: I went to the store, it was closed.
• Use a period to separate the 2 Independent Clauses
o I went to the store. It was closed.
• Use a semi-colon to combine the 2 Independent Clauses
o I went to the store; it was closed.
• Use a comma and one of the FANBOYS to combine the 2 independent Clauses
o I went to the store, but it was closed.
One UnCommon Way to Correct the RO or the CS Error
• Use a subordinating conjunction (WABBITS) to turn one of the ICs into a DC
o I went to the store that was closed.
--------------------------------Run-on and Comma Splice Worksheet---------------------------------------------SENTENCE PRACTICE 2
Directions: Correct the RO and CS errors directly on the sentences.
1. Susan has a portrait above her desk, it is her daughter.
2. The first home TV set was demonstrated in 1928, it measured only 3 inches by 4 inches.
3. The street lights in the city of Hershey, Pennsylvania, look strange, they resemble Hershey’s
chocolate kisses.
4. I liked the early Harry Potter books better, the later ones got too dark for me.
5. I thought the actors in the Harry Potter movies were terrific even the minor characters were
wonderful.
EDITING PRACTICE 1
Directions: Correct the RO and CS errors directly on the sentences (5 errors total).
I was late to my first class my car broke down on the side of the highway.
This is the third time this fall that I have had to pull over because of an engine
problem, I am not going to suffer through this a fourth time. According to a
mechanic, the problem has something to do with the fuel injector. I have
replaced the fuse, the mechanic has tried various other methods. Nothing has
worked it does not make sense spending even more money on something that
cannot be fixed. I might need a whole new fuel injector, I am considering buying
a new car. The one I have is only six years old, so I hate buying a new one already.
It all depends on what I can afford.
Run-On & Comma Splice Practice Quiz
Part 1: Explain the 4 ways to correct the run-on (fused sentence) and comma splice error.
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Part 2: Correct the RO and CS errors directly on the sentences (5 errors total).
At my college, on-campus parking can be extremely difficult the situation
will soon be worse. Currently, the college has eight parking lots for students, two
of them hold only about a dozen cars. During the summer, construction will begin
on a new library, which we certainly need. The construction will last a year, two
parking lots will be closed during the construction phase. When the library opens
up next year, only one of the two lots will be reopened the other will have
vanished because the library will cover it. Almost everyone believes we need a
new library, it is too bad that the administration has not made plans about what
to do about the parking problem, which is only going to get worse
Source: http://www2.bakersfieldcollege.edu/pboyles/English%2050/11%20Spr%20CG%20RunOn%20CS%20Worksheet.pdf