Run On And Comma Splice Worksheet. Correct a comma splice or run-on sentence with one of the following options: • Adding a period Separate • Adding a coordinating conjunction Use a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) after a comma and between two independent clauses. Run-ons, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences.
S.—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. The result is a type of run-on sentence,† and again, most writers and editors (and teachers too) will see this as an error. Run-on sentences are sentences in need of some grammatical correction.
For the first exercise, pupils insert proper punctuation.
A run-on sentence doesn't separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction.
How to Use Commas in English Writing source: AlexESLvid. We structure coordinating clauses in these ways to avoid creating run-on sentences and comma splices. Add a comma and a coordinating conjunction.