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Comma Splices & Run-On Sentences
-What is a comma splice?-What is a run-on (fused) sentence? -Six ways to fix comma splices & run-ons
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What is a comma splice?
A comma splice is a sentence with at least two independent clauses joined only by a comma
No conjunction or proper transition separate the independent clauses
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What is a run-on sentence?
A run-on sentence is a sentence with at least two independent clauses that doesn’t have a comma, making it difficult for readers to tell where one clause ends and the next one begins. I just keeps going and going and going and going and going...
Also called a fused sentence.
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examples
INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
The boy walked to school. He arrived at 9:00 a.m.
Sarah needed to go to the grocery store.She had to buy eggs to make breakfast.
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examples
written as COMMA SPLICES
The boy walked to school, he arrived at 9:00 a.m.
Sarah needed to go to the grocery store, she had to buy eggs to make breakfast.
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examples
written as RUN-ON SENTENCES
The boy walked to school he arrived at 9:00 a.m.
Sarah needed to go to the grocery store she had to buy eggs to make breakfast.
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correcting sentence boundary errors…
SIX WAYS TO FIX
Comma Splices
&
Run-on (Fused) Sentences
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#1
Join the two clauses with semi-colon (;), transitional expression, and a comma (,)
Comma splices and run-on sentences often occur when clauses are linked with a connecting or transitional word or expression like as a result, for example, in addition, in other words, or on the contrary, or a conjunctive adverb like however, consequently, moreover, nevertheless, etc.
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#1 continued
In this situation, a transitional expression or conjunctive adverb connects the two complete ideas (the two independent clauses). These kinds of comma splices and run-ons an be corrected by using semi-colons (;) to connect the two clauses and a comma (,) to follow the transitional expression:
independent clause + ; + transitional expression/conjunctive adverb
+ , + independent clause .
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#1 examples
CS: Rare books can be extremely valuable, for example, an original edition of Audubon’s Birds of America is worth thousands of dollars.
RO: Rare books can be extremely valuable for example an original edition of Audubon’s Birds of America is worth thousands of dollars.
Correct: Rare books can be extremely valuable; for example, an original edition of Audubon’s Birds of America is worth thousands of dollars.
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#1 examples
CS: The couple was going to get married in the winter, however, they changed their minds and decided to move the wedding date to the summer when more people would be able to attend.
RO: The couple was going to get married in the winter however they changed their minds and decided to
move the wedding date to the summer when more people would be able to attend.
Correct: The couple was going to get married in the winter; however, they changed their minds and decided to move the wedding date to the summer when more people would be able to attend.
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#1 examples
CS: The teachers did not like the new textbooks, nevertheless, they did their best to use the books in their classes.
RO: The teachers did not like the new textbooks nevertheless they did their best to use the books in their classes.
Correct: The teachers did not like the new textbooks; nevertheless, they did their best to use the books in their classes.
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#2
Join the two clauses with a comma and a
coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor,
for, so, yet)
Just be sure to choose the conjunction that best expresses the relationship between the two clauses
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#2 examples
CS: John is a very stubborn person, I had a hard time convincing him to let me drive.
RO: John is a very stubborn person I had a hard time convincing him to let me drive.
Correct: John is a very stubborn person, so I had a hard time convincing him to let me drive.
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#2 examples
CS: My teacher had a very busy schedule, she also had no office where we could meet.
RO: My teacher had a very busy schedule she also had no office where we could meet.
Correct: My teacher had a very busy schedule, and she also had no office where we could meet.
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#3
Join the two clauses with a semi-colon (;)
A semi-colon is used when two clauses are logically or closely connected to each other—so much so that the writer doesn’t want to separate them into two distinct sentences.
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#3 examples
CS: Most students complied with the policy, a few refused to do so.
RO: Most students complied with the policy a few refused to do so.
Correct: Most students complied with the policy; a few refused to do so.
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#3 examples
CS: My mother is an accountant, my brother inherited her talents and is now also an accountant.
RO: My mother is an accountant my brother inherited her talents and is now also an accountant.
Correct: My mother is an accountant; my brother inherited her talents and is now also an accountant.
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#3 continued
However, a semi-colon doesn’t always explain
the connection, and you might need a c
connecting or transitional word or conjunctive
adverb to make the connection clear. Correct: Most students complied with the new
policy; however, a few refused. Correct: My mother is an accountant; indeed,
my brother inherited her talents and is now also an accountant.
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#3 continued
A connecting word or conjunctive adverb is followed by a comma when it appears that the beginning of the second clause (as shown above), but can also appear in the middle of the clause, set off by commas, or at the end, preceded by a comma. Most students complied with the policy; a few refused
to do so, however. Most students complied with the policy; a few,
however, refused to do so. My mother is an accountant; my brother inherited her
talents and, indeed, is now also an accountant. My mother is an accountant; my brother inherited her
talents and is now also an accountant, indeed.
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#3 continued
When the first independent clause
introduces or expands on the second one,
you can use a colon instead of a semi-
colon. Professor Johnson then revealed his
most important point: the paper would count for half of my grade.
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#4
Separate the clauses into two sentences
The simplest way to correct comma splices and run-on sentences is to turn the two clauses into separate sentences.
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#4 examples
Incorrect: I realized that it was time to choose either I had to learn how to drive, or I had to move back to the city.
Correct: I realized that it was time to choose. Either I had to learn how to drive, or I had to move back to the city.
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#4 examples
Incorrect: Globalization is apparent in different ways cultural and economic influences are the easiest to identify.
Correct: Globalization is apparent in different ways. Cultural and economic influences are the easiest to identify.
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#5
Turn one of the clauses into a dependent clause
Dependent clauses cannot stand alone; they further explain the subject of the main clause.
Dependent clauses also begin with a subordinating word like although, because, that, unless, which, or while.
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#5 examples
Incorrect: Most students complied with the new policy, however a few refused to do so.
Correct: Although most students complied with the new policy, a few refused to do so.
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#5 examples
Incorrect: Canadians are generally liberal people, they tend to be more conservative than Americans on some issues.
Correct: While Canadians are generally liberal people, they tend to be more conservative than Americans on some issues.
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#6
Transform the two clauses into a single
clear and correct independent clause.
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#6 examples
Incorrect: I realized that it was time to choose, I had to learn how to drive or I had to move back to the city.
Correct: I realized that it was time to learn how to drive or move back to the city.
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#6 examples
Sometimes you can change one of the clauses
to a phrase and put it next to the word it modifies
Incorrect: Baseball cards are an obsession among some collectors, the cards were first printed in the nineteenth century.
Correct: Baseball cards, first printed in the nineteenth century, are an obsession among some collectors.
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Exercise
First, we will do the exercise on your handout
Then we will do an online quiz