Comma splice examples in sentences: AP English Language

📚 Quick Study Guide

📌 A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses (complete sentences) are joined together with only a comma. 📝 Independent Clause: A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has a subject and a verb. ⛔ Comma Splice Example: *I went to the store, I bought milk.* 💡 How to Fix Comma Splices:
✨ Use a period to create two separate sentences: *I went to the store. I bought milk.* 🔗 Use a semicolon: *I went to the store; I bought milk.* 🤝 Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so): *I went to the store, and I bought milk.* ✍️ Use a subordinating conjunction (e.g., because, although, since, if, when): *Because I went to the store, I bought milk.*

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?
   1. The cat sat on the mat.
   2. The dog barked loudly, it wanted to play.
   3. Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
   4. She enjoys reading books and drinking tea.
2. Which of the following correctly fixes the comma splice: "I love to sing, it makes me happy."?
   1. I love to sing it makes me happy.
   2. I love to sing; it makes me happy.
   3. I love to sing, because it makes me happy.
   4. Both B and C.
3. Identify the sentence with NO comma splice.
   1. The sun was shining, the birds were singing.
   2. He studied hard, he aced the test.
   3. She went to the gym and then made dinner.
   4. They laughed, they cried, it was a good movie.
4. Choose the best way to correct this sentence: "The movie was long, I almost fell asleep."
   1. The movie was long I almost fell asleep.
   2. The movie was long, so I almost fell asleep.
   3. The movie was long; and I almost fell asleep.
   4. The movie was long, and almost I fell asleep.
5. Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction to fix a comma splice?
   1. I was tired, I went to bed early.
   2. I was tired; I went to bed early.
   3. Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
   4. I was tired, but I went to bed early.
6. What punctuation mark can ALWAYS be used to correct a comma splice?
   1. Apostrophe
   2. Semicolon
   3. Question Mark
   4. Exclamation Point
7. Which sentence has a comma splice that is best fixed with a coordinating conjunction?
   1. She wanted to go to the party, she was too tired.
   2. She wanted to go to the party; she was too tired.
   3. Because she wanted to go to the party, she was too tired.
   4. She wanted to go to the party. She was too tired.