Grammar Bytes! Exercise 5: Correcting Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

This fun and interactive exercise will give you practice correcting two common types of run-on sentences: comma splices and fused sentences. For each practice item, you must identify the best way to correct either a comma splice or a fused sentence. Explanations of each correct answer are also provided. There’s also an explanation of the rules of proper sentence structure for you to study, simply click the hyperlinked word "rules."
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 7, 8, 9, 10
Intended Audience: Students
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection
Instructional Time: 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: comma, comma splice, fused sentence, run-on, grammar, writing, clause, main clause, semicolon, subordinate conjunction, coordinating conjunction, editing, editing to fix comma splices, editing to fix fused sentences
Instructional Component Type(s): Tutorial,  Worksheet, 
Resource Collection: Language Arts - Grades 6-12 Existing Student Tutorials

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