Fuentes - Run-Ons and Comma Splices

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I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young it
was easy to learn English, my parents were already
here,
they knew English already.
RUN-ONS AN
COMMA D
Correcting mistakes in a
SPLICES:
sentence
Presented by: Aubrey Bryant D. Fuentes (MAED – TESL 1)
A complete sentence has (minimally) two parts, a
subject and a verb. A sentence must also express a
complete thought.
He writes music.
subject (s)
verb (V)
Direct object
(DO)
1
1 RUN-ON SENTENCES
A run-on sentence, also known as a fused
Example:
sentence, is a sentence that goes on and on
and needs to be broken up. Run-on sentences
[
occur when two orthe
She writes more
][
independent
music he playsclauses
the
are improperly
]
guitar. joined.
Comma splices 2
A comma splice is similar to a run-on in that
Example:
it joins two independent clauses, but it
[ She writes comma.

] [
differs in that the clauses are joined by a
the music, he plays the
]
Interestingly, it isguitar.
a sentence error—not a
comma error, which has to do with
punctuation.
How to How to
correct a correct a
Run-on? Comma
Splice?
strategy 1:
Separate clauses with a period
Separate the two independent clauses into
two sentences with periods and
capitalization, creating simple sentences.
a pi t a l i z a t io
c
She writes the music. He plays n the
She writes the music he plays the guitar.
guitar.
period
strategy 2:
Insert a semi-colon
Semi-colons
The
Commonsemicolon should
may be
Transitional sbe usedwhether
emused
Words sparingly
or or and
Phrasesnot to
the
i-colon
connect
secondindependent
sentence starts clauses
with whose meanings
a transitional word are
She writes
and,the closely
music
before, related.
for
phrase. Coldplay;
or nevertheless, he plays
accordingly, or,
JoinShe writes thethe
theotherwise,
two sentencesmusic
guitar
se m i-he
into
for aloplays
cothat
unfortunately, the guitar.
compound
band.
but,
n when, sentence
however,
recently, with
Shefor,writes
after, a music
semicolon.
therefore,
the although, for example,
for Coldplay;
She writesso,the music he plays
consequently, at the
last, in guitar.
conclusion
meanwhile, he plays the guitar for that band.
transitional word
strategy 3:
Create a compound sentence
Inserting
Inserting aa coordinating
coordinating conjunction
conjunction (for,
(for, and,
and,
comma
nor,
nor, but,
but, or,
or, yet,
yet, so)
so) plus
plus aa comma
comma correctly
correctly
She
links
She
links writes
these
writes
these the
the music
independent
independent music for
for Coldplay
clauses.
clauses. This
This sentence
Coldplay,
sentence
he structure
plays
structure is the is
called callea
guitar
a compoun.
for
compound
and he plays the guitar for that band.
sentence.
that band.
na t i ng c onj unc t i on
coordi
strategy 4: Link ideas using a
subordinate clause
WhenInserting
you aattach
Attach a coordinating
a subordinate
subordinating on j
conjunction
conjunction
u n c t i oclause
n at
to(for,
the
theend
Common bo r dinating c Conjunctions
Subordinating
s u
ofand,
aless nor,
main but, or,
clause,
important yet,will
you
idea, so) plusita into
generally
turning comma
use
a no
Sheshe
While
correctly
dependent writes
writes the
links
clause music
the
these music
punctuation.
which, for for
independent
together Coldplay
Coldplay,
clauses.
with the
after,sentence
This although, as, as conjunction
if, as
structure is long
called as, abecause,
compound before,
he plays the guitar for
more important idea, creates a complex
subordinating that band.
despite, even if, even though, if, in order that, rather
sentence.
She writes thethat, sentence.
music forunless,
Coldplay
He plays the guitar for that band
than, since, so that, ma while
though, com until, when,
he plays where,
the whereas,
guitar for whether,
that and while.
band.
she writes the music for Coldplay.
Strategies for Correcting Run-ons and Comma
Splices
1 Separate clauses with a period
2 Insert a semi-colon
3 Create a compound sentence
4 Link ideas using a subordinate

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How to fix these run-ons and comma
STRATEGY STRATEGYsplices?
STRATEGYSTRATEGY
1 2 3 4
[ S V
I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young it was
] [
easy to learn V
S English,
][
my parents were already here, they S
V
knew English. ][ S V
]
Step
I moved to1:
I moved toIdentify
the United
the United the
whenindependent
StatesKingdomI was young.
when I was clauses.
It was easyIttowas
young. learn
English.
easy toMylearn
parents were already
English. here. They
My parents were knew English.
already here. They
Step 2: Use any of the strategies.
knew English.
STRATEGYSTRATEGY splices?
STRATEGYSTRATEGY
1 2 3 4
easy to learn English, my parents were already here, they
knew English.
I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young; it was

easy to learn English. My parents were already here; they
knew English.
STRATEGYSTRATEGY
1 2 3 4
knew English.
I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young; in fact, it was

You can also use transitional words or phrases after a
easy to learn English. My parents were already here; as a result,
they knew semi-colon.
English. Then, followed by a comma.
STRATEGYSTRATEGY STRATEGYSTRATEGY
splices?
1 2 3 4
knew English.
I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young, and it was

easy to learn English. My parents were already here, so they
knew English.
STRATEGYSTRATEGY
1 2 3 4
knew English.
Because I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young, it was

easy to learn English. Since my parents were already here, they
knew English.
STRATEGYSTRATEGY
1 2 3 4
knew English.
I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young, so it was easy

This sentence can also be corrected using a combination
to learn English. Since my parents were already here, they knew
English. of the strategies.
Writer’s tip
Read your paper out M A Find all the commas
CO M Splices
loud! Pause when you in your paper! If both
hit the end of a clause, clauses can stand
but a run-on doesn’t RUNnc-eOs N alone and joined by a
signal you to do that. Sente comma, then you
have found a comma
splice!
Let’s
correct AN
RUN-
COMMA
ONS D
SPLICES!
The Color of Pomegranates is an
avant-garde film by an Armenian
director Sergie Parajanov, and his
Parajanov his
works are the most inventive visual
language in cinema.
I knew this show was fake from the
start
start,itbut
was
it was
my incredible
my incredible
acting
that
acting
fooled
that everyone.
fooled everyone.
(Truman Burbank, The Truman Show, 1998)
Doc, I’m from the Future.
Future IIcame
came
here in a time machine that you
invented, Ibut
need
I need
youryour
helphelp
to get
to
back
get back
to the
to the
yearyear
1985.
1985.
(Marty McFly, Back to the Future, 1985)
Before everybody
Everybody has to feel
has to
superior
feel to
somebodytoit’s
superior somebody,
customary it’sto present
a little proof
customary tobefore
presentyoua little
take proof
the
privilege.
before you take the privilege.
(Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tifanny’s, 1958)
Mr. Bucket
Bucketwas wasthe
theonly
onlyperson
personinin
the family
family with
withaajob.
job He
he worked
worked in in a
toothpaste
a toothpaste factory where
factory, he sat
he sat all all
day
day
longlongat a at a bench,
bench, and he screwed
he screwed the
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capscaps
ontoonto
thethe tops
tops of of
thethe
tubes
tubes
of theof the toothpaste
toothpaste after had
the tubes the
tubes had been filled.
been filled.
(Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,

1964)
Strategies for Correcting Run-ons and Comma
Splices
1 Separate clauses with a period
2 Insert a semi-colon
3 Create a compound sentence
4 Link ideas using a subordinate

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Thank
you!!!
references
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https://www.bucks.edu/media/bcccmedialibrary/pdf/AvoidingRun-
OnsCommaSplicesFragmentsJuly08.pdf. BCCC Tutoring Center
Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences. (2017). St. Louis Community College.
https://stlcc.edu/student-support/academic-success-and- tutoring/writing-center/writing-resources/
commasplices- runons.aspx
Run-Ons and Comma Splices. (2020). https://courses.lumenlearning.com

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Run-ons: Fused Sentences and Comma Splices. (2017). Columbia College - Academic Achievement Center.
https://www.gocolumbia.edu/aac/RunOns.pdf
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as young

[ She writes comma.

3 Create a compound sentence

4 Link ideas using a subordinate

I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young; it was

I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young; in fact, it was

I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young, and it was

Because I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young, it was

I moved to the United Kingdom when I was young, so it was easy

(Truman Burbank, The Truman Show, 1998)

(Marty McFly, Back to the Future, 1985)

(Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tifanny’s, 1958)

(Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,

3 Create a compound sentence

4 Link ideas using a subordinate

Run-Ons and Comma Splices. (2020). https://courses.lumenlearning.com

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