Comma Splices and
Fused Sentences
Academic Center Exercises
We recommend that you complete exercise one or two and exercise 3.
Of course,
you may do all the exercises if you wish for a more complete
practice.
Exercise
1: This exercise includes several sentences;
each of the sentences is either a fused sentence or a comma
splice. Your task is to correct
each one
by
applying
appropriate
punctuation. An answer key is included at the end of the
exercise.
Exercise 2:
This exercise includes five sentences. Each of the sentences is either
a fused sentence or a comma splice. In this exercise, you'll
correct each one by
adding
a subordinate
conjunction
to the beginning of the clause that is less important in each sentence.
An answer key is included at the end of the exercise.
Exercise 3: This exercise includes a paragraph that has been written
without proper punctuation. In this exercise, you'll apply the appropriate
punctuation making
sure
to avoid
creating fused sentences or comma splices. An answer key is included
at the end of the exercise.
UHV students can schedule a
face-to-face
tutoring session with a writing tutor or contact an
online
tutor to discuss any of these exercises or for additional assistance.
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