Comma Splices What is a comma splice What

Comma Splices What is a comma splice? What is a fused sentence?

Comma Splices Splice: “He dropped the bucket, the paint spilled on his feet. ” Fused: He dropped the bucket the paint spilled on his feet.

Comma Splices A comma splice occurs when two or more INDEPENDENT CLAUSES follow one another with only a comma between them. COMMA SPLICE: T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES How do we fix a comma splice error?

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (1) Make the clause two sentences. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (1) Make the clause two sentences. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry. He also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (2) Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (2) Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, but he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (3) Use semicolon. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (3) Use semicolon. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry; he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (4) Turn one clause into a subordinate clause. T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, he also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices FIXING COMMA SPLICES (4) Turn one clause into a subordinate clause. Although T. S. Eliot is best known for his poetry, he also wrote several plays. Best known for his poetry, T. S. Eliot also wrote several plays.

Comma Splices EXERCISE On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the first three sentences of your student debt writing exercise. These sentences should have more than one independent clause. Insert a comma splice into each sentence that doesn’t already have one. (Yes, we are breaking them on purpose. )

Comma Splices EXERCISE Now fix your comma splice errors. You can do so by • (1) making the clauses two sentences, • (2) using a comma and a coordinating conjunction, • (3) using a semicolon, or • (4) turning one clause into a subordinate clause.

Comma Splices HOMEWORK Write ten (10) original sentences about what you plan to do with your degree or certificate. Make sure each sentence has two INDEPENDENT CLAUSES. Then rewrite them, inserting comma splices that break them. You should have a total of twenty sentences when you are finished, with two versions of each. Due Monday 3/9/15.