List of Comma Splice Examples and Their Corrected Versions

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 A comma splice happens when two independent clauses are joined together by only a comma. 📝 An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. 💡 To correct a comma splice, you can:
✨ Use a period to separate the clauses into two sentences. 🔗 Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). 🧮 Use a semicolon to join the clauses. 🧱 Rewrite the sentence to include a subordinating conjunction (although, because, if, since, etc.).

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?
   1. A. I went to the store, I bought milk.
   2. B. I went to the store and bought milk.
   3. C. Because I went to the store, I bought milk.
   4. D. I went to the store.
2. Which correction is best for the following comma splice: "It was raining, the game was cancelled."?
   1. A. It was raining, but the game was cancelled.
   2. B. It was raining the game was cancelled.
   3. C. It was raining, and the game was cancelled.
   4. D. It was raining; the game was cancelled.
3. Identify the comma splice: "She is talented, she sings beautifully."
   1. A. She is talented.
   2. B. She sings beautifully.
   3. C. She is talented, she sings beautifully.
   4. D. She is talented, but sings beautifully.
4. Which sentence correctly fixes this comma splice: "The sun was shining, birds were singing."?
   1. A. The sun was shining birds were singing.
   2. B. The sun was shining, and birds were singing.
   3. C. The sun was shining; and birds were singing.
   4. D. The sun was shining, so birds were singing.
5. Choose the sentence with the comma splice:
   1. A. He studied hard, so he passed the exam.
   2. B. He studied hard; he passed the exam.
   3. C. He studied hard, he passed the exam.
   4. D. He studied hard and passed the exam.
6. Which of these is NOT a correct way to fix a comma splice?
   1. A. Using a semicolon.
   2. B. Adding a coordinating conjunction after the comma.
   3. C. Removing the comma entirely and leaving two independent clauses joined together.
   4. D. Separating the clauses into two sentences.
7. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
   1. A. I like apples, bananas are also good.
   2. B. I like apples; bananas are also good.
   3. C. I like apples bananas are also good.
   4. D. I like apples, because bananas are also good.