Notes from Live Session (18.02.21)

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Comma Splice Notes

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Too often students make this serious grammatical error. It happens especially in lengthier pieces of writing such as the friendly letter. This error makes your writing choppy and at times difficult to understand. However, if you know the rules of fixing a comma splice, then you can fix them when you read over your writing. There are 3 easy ways to fix comma splices:

1. Break the comma splice into two separate sentences which must both end with a fullstop.

2.For two related sentences, drop the comma and replace it with a semicolon (;)

3.Lastly, you can add a conjunction (joining word) after the comma.

To easily remember commonly used conjunctions we can memorize the acronym FANBOYS.

F-for

A-and

N-neither...nor

B-but, because

O-or

Y-yet

S-so, since

Now examine the following sentence:

The boy is happy, it is his birthday.

Practice using the 3 rules above to fix this comma splice

1.The boy is happy. It is his birthday.

2. The boy is happy ; it is his birthday.

3. The boy is happy, because it is his birthday.

Remember to do your homework:

Task 1-Do the online quiz

Task 2- Play the fun game

Task 3- Do the interactive worksheet as final practice

Task 4-Do the written assignment for a grade (10 marks)