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Sentence Connectors: Worksheet
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Instructions: For each of the following sentences, identify by circling whether it is a fused sentence, contains a comma
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splice error, or is correct. Then rewrite the sentence twice, even those that are correct, using the methods indicated for
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each and remembering to punctuate correctly. Finally, answer the questions after the sentences, using the corrected
sentences to provide evidence for your answer.
Ex. She asked for help I ignored her.
fused sentence, comma splice error, or correct
Rewrite with a coordinating conjunction.
Rewrite with a conjunctive adverb.
She asked for help, but I ignored her.
She asked for help; however, I ignored her.
1. Aristotle lived in ancient Greece he became a great philosopher.
fused sentence, comma splice error, or correct
Rewrite with a coordinating conjunction.
Rewrite with a subordinate conjunction.
2. Plato was a famous philosopher, Aristotle attended his school.
fused sentence, comma splice error, or correct
Rewrite with a subordinate conjunction.
Rewrite with a conjunctive adverb.
3. Aristotle became famous himself many people studied his work.
fused sentence, comma splice error, or correct
Rewrite with a coordinating conjunction.
Rewrite with a conjunctive adverb.
4. Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Alexander became king of Macedonia.
fused sentence, comma splice error, or correct
Rewrite with a subordinate conjunction.
Rewrite with a conjunctive adverb.
5. Aristotle started his own school, he received money from Alexander.
fused sentence, comma splice error, or correct
Rewrite with a subordinate conjunction.
Rewrite with a conjunctive adverb.
In paragraph form, answer the following question. You may discuss the question and its possibilities, but you must write
the paragraph independently:
How can the use of coordinating conjunctions, subordinate conjunctions, and conjunctive adverbs EACH help improve
writing?