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Comma Splices - A Quick English Proficiency Lesson

an English lesson on comma splices

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Comma Splices - A Quick English Proficiency Lesson

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  1. AQuickEnglishProficiencyLessononCommaSplices Comma splices, also called as run-on sentences, result when two independent clauses are connected with acommaincorrectly.Asareview,independentclausesareclausesthataremadeupofasubjectandaverbthatconveysacompletethought. Waitingforthebustoarrive,Joelfinisheddoinghishomework,hewassoboredthathefinishedallhishomework. Therearefourways inwhichthis sentence can begrammaticallycorrectandaccepted. Separate itwitha period. Waitingforthebustoarrive,Joelfinisheddoinghishomework.Hewassobored thathefinishedallhishomework. http://www.jroozreview.com

  2. Connecttheindependentclauseswithacoordinatingconjunction(for,and,nor, but,or, yet, so). Waitingforthebusttoarrive,Joelfinisheddoinghishomework,forhewasso boredthathefinishedallhishomework. Use asemicolontoseparatethetwo independent clauses. Waitingforthebustoarrive,Joelfinisheddoinghishomework;hewassoboredthathefinishedallhishomework. http://www.jroozreview.com

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