Comma Splices And Run Ons Worksheet. For the first exercise, pupils insert proper punctuation. Comma splices and run-on sentences are caused by punctuation errors and are corrected in similar ways.
Free, printable comma worksheets to develop strong grammar, language and writing skills. Worksheet will open in a new window. Correct Sentences: She writes the music.
The activity is made up of two exercises, which are, in turn, each made up of a series of somewhat silly sentences that need punctuation help.
When one subject/predicate pair is followed by an additional subject/predicate pair within one sentence (forming separate independent clauses), they need to be separated (or joined) according to very.
Run-On Sentences A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses are joined without a conjunction or punctuation mark to separate them: The solution exploded the student rushed to the emergency eye wash station. A comma splice happens when you join two complete sentences with a comma and no conjunction. Comma splices are an incorrect use of the comma. (A splice here means a connection point.) Using a semicolon.