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Comma Splices ;
,
Getting Your
Punctuation Right!
What Does a Comma Signal?
A comma signals a pause.
(It tells the reader to slow
down briefly, but then keep
going until the idea is
completed.)
Semicolons andperiods
signal a full stop. Idea
is complete.
STOP!
I love writing . I
love this class.
I love writing ; I
love this class.
What Is a Run-on Sentence?
A run-on is a sentence error caused by
running one sentence into another,
without putting any punctuation in
between.
We all like writing we all love this class.
Run-on
What Is a Comma Splice?
,
A comma splice is a sentence error caused
by putting just a poor, weak comma
between two complete sentences.
We all like writing , we all love this class.
How Can I Correct Comma Splices and
Run-ons? The FIRST way is to…
Separate them with a period, creating two
complete sentences.
STOP
No caps!
How Can I Correct Comma Splices and
Run-ons? The THIRD way is to…
Join the two sentences with a comma and one
of the FANBOYS. (FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR,
YET, SO)
No more The
END!
comma
splices, or
run-on
sentences
ever again!
ASSIGNMENT
Americans use more energy per person than any other
people in the world we have only 6 percent of the world’s
population, however, we use about one-third of all the
energy consumed on this globe. Our total national energy
cost in 1975 amounted to about $170 billion, each year our
energy needs are steadily rising most of the energy we use in
the U.S. comes from crude oil because domestic production
falls short of our needs, we have to import almost half of it.
ASSIGNMENT
Expert estimates of our known and potential
domestic reserves differ, we probably have somewhere
between a 25- to 30-year supply of oil. If we continue
using energy as we have become accustomed to, we
could run out of domestic oil supplies in the year 2007,
we may run out of natural gas even sooner. Energy
demands and prices keep going up, therefore, the
availability and future costs of supplies remain
uncertain.