Comma Splice & Fused Sentences IV 10

Conquer comma splices and fused sentences! Sharpen your Grade 10 grammar skills and write clear, correct sentences.

Lorna did not last long in Mr. Wolcott's busy office, her long fingernails made accurate typing impossible, and her abrasive manner scared away too many potential clients. office her office, because her office. Her Bo was craving a cold slice of watermelon, but he had money only for hotdogs and buns, Bo was pretty sure that sticking the huge fruit under his shirt and pretending that he was pregnant wouldn't fool the cashiers. buns Bo buns. Bo buns, but Bo Fighting the urge to crawl under her desk, Adriana looked at the clock, there was still a half hour left of class, more than enough time to do her poorly prepared, ten-minute speech. clock there clock; there clock, so there My cat Buster is always tipping over the garbage can thenhe searches through the trash for milk jug caps, which he bats around the floor, the cat version of playing ice hockey. can, then can, but then can, and then Mark searched the nearly empty refrigerator for a midnight snack his only choices were curdled milk, stale pizza, and grape jelly, any combination of which he couldn't stomach. snack, his snack, but his snack, so his Sherian refuses to let her kids have a puppy, she is convinced that dogs are just big germs and refuses to follow one around with a sponge and bottle of bleach. puppy she puppy, but she puppy, for she Alphonso does not care as much about comfort as he does about style he will wear, for example, a long sleeve shirt and a leather jacket in the middle of a Florida summer if they are the perfect complement to his new pair of khakis. style, he style, but he style; he Poor Paola listened to her stomach rumbling loudly, she would have to wait twenty more minutes before she could dash to the cafeteria for a quick donut and soda. loudly she loudly; she loudly, so she Slouched in his seat, Michael tried to pay attention to the grammar lecture the only problem was that NBA statistics and images of pretty women in tight miniskirts were more interesting than subordinate clauses and participle phrases. lecture, the lecture, however the lecture. The Nathalia likes to get good grades but hates when her friends call her a nerd, sometimes Nathalia will claim that she got a 77 on a test when, in reality, she earned a 97. nerd sometimes nerd, so sometimes nerd, but sometimes Fill in the blank. A complete sentence requires a subject and a verb.A fragment sentence is missing either a subject or a verb.A fused sentence joins two complete sentences (independent clauses) together.A comma splice joins two complete sentences with a comma and no conjunctive adverb or coordinating conjunctive. Highlight, underline, or circle the subject in the sentence. Sort nouns and verbs Verbs is baked crossed felt lifted Nouns truth candy cane air imagination growth Matching Identify the phrases, clauses, and sentences. I like this class, it is very interesting. comma splice My teacher is smart I've learned a lot from her. fused sentence Because I forgot about the test fragment He enjoys walking in the woods. complete sentence Find the Error For the following incorrect clauses, identify what is missing. Ends the professional baseball season. Subject is missing The Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates verb is missing When one team wins four games. does not express a complete thought Fill in the missing word. A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are written as one sentence.The two kinds of run-on sentences are the fused sentence and the comma splice.In a fused sentence, the writer has joined two or more complete sentences, with no punctuation mark between them.In a comma splice, the writer has joined two or more sentences, using only a comma to separate them. Find the word. To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. FRAGMENT CLAUSE SPLICE COMMA FUSED Find the error. For the following incorrect clauses, identify the problem. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise. Dependent Clause Within each diverse group of elements with a wide range of features. No verb Jumped as high as the highest notch on the pole No subject He was first in line he should be served. fused sentence She was so thirsty, she has to get some water immediately! comma splice