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Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 12
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ROBLEM
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Comma splice—two main clauses separated only by a comma
run-on
I don’t
know where the oil paints are, they were over by the easel.
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OLUTION
A
I don’t know where the oil paints are. They were over by the easel.
Make two sentences by separating the first clause from the second with
end
punctuation, such as a period or a question mark,
and start the
second sentence with a capital letter.
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OLUTION
B
I don’t know where the oil paints are; they were over by the easel.
Place a semicolon between the main clauses of the sentence.
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OLUTION
C
I don’t know where the oil paints are, but they were over by the
easel.
Add a coordinating conjunction after the comma.
Run-on Sentences
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ROBLEM
2
No punctuation between two main clauses
run-on
Deelra ran the hurdles in record time Shawna placed second.
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OLUTION
A
Deelra ran the hurdles in record time. Shawna placed second.
Make two sentences out of the run-on sentence.
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OLUTION
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Deelra ran the hurdles in record time; Shawna placed second.
Separate the main clauses with a semicolon.
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