PPT-Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices

Powered by the Writing Center What is a sentence a group of words expressing a complete thought consists of a subject tells whom or what the sentence is about a predicate tells what the subject does or did. by Nhut, Kelly, Josh, Eddie, Brian, and Kimeya. Independent Clauses. Independent clause: A group of words that have a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone. . EX. Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his Chemistry test.. and Run-on Sentences. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #33. A comma splice occurs when only a comma separates the two complete sentences (independent clauses). A comma splice is not a comma error. A run-on occurs when two complete sentences are fused together without the proper punctuation.. Fixing a Common Error. What is a Comma Splice? . A comma splice refers to the . linking of two independent clauses with a comma.. Remember, an independent clause can stand on its own as a complete sentence: it has a . Correcting . Common Sentence Errors. Do you want papers . with . fewer r. ed marks? . This workshop will:. Help you identify common sentence errors. Give you easy ways to make corrections. Enable you to develop your own personal editing checklist. What is a complete sentence?. A . SENTENCE. is made up of one or more words that express a . complete thought. . A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation.. Good writers write with . Let’s eliminate those nasty sentence fragments and run-on sentences!. Sentence Structure Errors. Some of the exercises in this Power Point came from this book:. Writing Skills Problem Solver . by Carol H. Behrman (published by . Commas need to be used to split up the main clause and subordinate clauses in your sentences. . Even though they had a map,. . Adam and Dan still got lost.. Subordinate Clause – . doesn’t. make sense on its own.. A note on Sentence structure. Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Fragments are errors in sentence structure, either in failing to create an independent clause or in failing to correctly join two independent clauses together.. Note: A fragment fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. . 1) Since 1600, telescopes have used lenses or mirrors to gather and focus light?. 2) Going outside the earth’s atmosphere to see more clearly.. A . run-on. is two or more complete sentences that are not properly joined or separated.. Run-ons are usually the result of haste. . Two Kinds of Run-ons:. One kind is made up of two or more sentences run together without any punctuation between them.. Sentence Fragments. Sentence fragments often are missing either the subject or the predicate (verb). A subject names someone or something. A predicate makes assertions about the subject. A fragment may also fail to complete a thought.. Ons. An Overview. Fragments. . Fragments are incomplete sentences. They are missing a verb or a subject or both.. First, the lack of exercise.  . Furthermore, the huge development of the country, easy life and transportation.    . Comma Splices Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical University Writing Center The “Write Place” What IS A COMMA SPLICE? Comma splices occur when there is a comma placed in between two independent clauses. FRAGMENTS. A fragment is an incomplete thought; it may be missing a subject or a verb and so does not count as a full sentence. . . Fragment: I checked my phone seven times already today. . Starting as soon as I woke up..