NAME

: AYU HUDZAIFAH

NIM

: A33212074

CLASS

: 2-C (English Letters)

A. Comma Splice
1. Incorrect : Now, Im looking for a job, I sure wish I knew how to use a computer.
Correct : Now, Im looking for a job. I sure wish I knew how to use a computer.
2. Incorrect : The students completed their classwork, hence they wanted to go out and
play.
Correct : The students completed their classwork. Hence they wanted to go out and
play.
3. Incorrect : Man can easily destroy a forest, he cannot make one.
Correct : Man can easily destroy a forest. He can not make one.
4. Incorrect : She hid behind the car, he behind the tree.
Correct : She hid behind the car. He behind the tree.
5. Incorrect : We hiked for three days, we were very tired.
Correct : We hiked for three days. We were very tired.
6. Incorrect : The television is too loud, the picture is fuzzy.
Correct : The television is too loud. The picture is fuzzy.
7. Incorrect : This next chapter has a lot of difficult information in it, you should start
studying right away.
Correct : This next chapter has a lot of difficult information in it. You should start
studying right away.
8. Incorrect : This computer doesn't make sense to me, it came without a manual.
Correct : This computer doesn't make sense to me, it came without a manual.
9. Incorrect : Mr. Nguyen has sent his four children to ivy-league colleges, however, he
has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty bakery.
Correct : Mr. Nguyen has sent his four children to ivy-league colleges. However, he
has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty bakery.
10. Incorrect : This computer doesn't make sense to me, it came without a manual.

Correct : This computer doesn't make sense to me, it came without a manual.
Source From :
1.(Edward P. Bailey and Philip A. Powell, The Practical Writer, 9th ed. Thomson
Wadsworth, 2008)
2. Buckley, Joanne. Checkmate: A Writing Reference for Canadians.
Scarborough, Ontario: Nelson. 2003.
3. Azar, Betty Scrampfer. Understanding and Using English Grammar Second
Edition.