COMMA SPLICES & RUN-ON SENTENCES The comma splice and run-on (or fused) sentence are major punctuation errors that can commonly show up in your writing. What do these terms mean? How can you correct or avoid these errors? ► A comma splice occurs when only a comma separates two independent sentences. ► A run-on (or fused) sentence occurs when no punctuation at all separates independent sentences. Let’s start with two simple sentences: Tony is dishonest. He steals hubcaps for a living. Even though
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Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices Two very common errors among writers are run-on sentences and comma splices. Amazingly‚ both of these errors are caused by not knowing what a sentence is. A sentence is a group of words containing a subject and verb (also known as a clause) that expresses a complete thought. A sentence can also be called an independent clause: clause because it contains a subject and a verb‚ and independent because it can stand alone. Let’s look at some examples of this type
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September 21‚ 2012 English 1301 Comma Splices and Fragments- LB p 294-300 36.1 -6. The exact origin of paper money is unknown it has not survived as coins‚ shells‚ and other durable objects have. 7. Scholars disagree over where paper money originated because many believe it was first used in Europe. 8. Perhaps goldsmiths were also bankers; thus they held the gold of their wealthy customers. 9. The goldsmiths probably gave customers receipts for their gold‚ and these receipts were then
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Correct each run-on with either (1) a period and a capital letter or (2) a comma (if needed) and the joining word and‚ but‚ for‚ or so. Do not use the same method of correction for every sentence. Some of the run-ons are fused sentences (there is no punctuation between the two complete thoughts)‚ and some are comma splices (there is only a comma between the two complete thoughts). One sentence is correct. 1. Slovakia‚ a country in eastern Europe‚ was once ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Run on Sentences Run on sentences are sentences that contain too many ideas without proper punctuation. Not all long sentences are run on sentences. It is perfectly acceptable to join several related ideas in one compound sentence. However‚ if you don ’t follow punctuation rules‚ a sentence can become a run on. A simple explanation of run ons and some examples of run on sentences should help to make this point clear. Components of A Sentence Each sentence has 3 necessary components 1. A subject:
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is a: * a person‚ a place‚ or a thing (an idea is also a thing) 2. List the conjunctions/FANBOYS: * For‚ And‚ Nor‚ But‚ Or‚ Yet‚ So Identify the following as: FRAG‚ CS‚ R-O‚ or C (Frag= fragment/incomplete sentence CS= comma splice R-O = run-on sentence C= correct = no errors) 3. When you see her. You will know why I love her. * Frag 4. Carolyn doesn’t like her first class so she is always late for it. * R-O 5. Three times a week isn’t enough;
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completing this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. State the basic requirements for any splice and terminal connection‚ including the preferred wirestripping method. 2. State the reason the ends of the wire are clamped down after a Western Union splice has been made. 3. Explain the major advantage of the crimped terminal over the soldered terminal. 4. Name the two types of insulation commonly used for noninsulated splices and terminal lugs. 5. State an advantage of using preinsulated terminal lugs and the
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Obligation to make the Correct Assessment Change is a petrifying subject to encounter when in dire situations. The feelings we contract‚ and the ambient emotions we experience‚ all intertwine with our day-to-day lives. In the event of an immediate decision‚ your decision‚ yourself is then and there obligated to make a verdict that could change the rest of your life. Throughout my lifetime I will have to make many decisions that could possibly change the rest of my life. In the near future I would
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such as coma splice error‚ Subject- verb agreement error‚ weak thesis‚ weak evidential supports‚ counterarguments and your general style of writing takes the vampire mode and drains all of your confidence out of you as a vampire drains the blood out of you‚ you feels like you are being executed. Those
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As a new nation after the Revolutionary War‚ America’s prime interest was to maintain its independence from the more powerful European countries. Thus‚ its main foreign policy at the time became; limiting European attempts of further colonization of the Western Hemisphere. During this time our country spanned the continent and avoided all foreign entanglements. However‚ like most things‚ this “isolationist” policy slowly came to an end as the turn of the century approached. This new aggressive foreign
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