VocabularyFused Run-ons and Comma Splices

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Vocabulary – Run-ons and Comma Splices

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Vocabulary – Run-ons and Comma Splices

run-on - a sentence that does not have full stop punctuation at the end

fused run-on - two sentences without any punctuation between them

comma splice run-on - two sentences with a comma between them

Vocabulary – Run-ons and Comma Splices

period - a punctuation mark ( . ) to indicate the end of a declaratory sentence

semicolon - a punctuation mark ( ; ) which may be used to separate two short sentences which are so closely related they seem to belong in one sentence

Vocabulary – Run-ons and Comma Splices

coordinating conjunction - a group of conjunctions that are used to join two independent clauses (word groups that can stand alone as sentences) of equal value: FANBOYS - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

subordinating conjunction - a type of conjunctions that joins a clause of lesser weight to a main clause in a sentence: if though since, although as, because before, when while (ITS AA BB WW).