Which of the following run ons is a comma splice?

Which of the following run ons is a comma splice?

The second is called a comma splice, which occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined by just a comma and no coordinating conjunction….Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices.

Subject	Predicate
The kind man at the library	studied hard for the test on Friday.

How do you correct a run-on and a comma splice?

Five Ways to Fix a Run-on or Comma Splice

1. Add a period and a capital letter. Add a period and a capital letter to separate the sentences.
2. Add a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Add a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
3. Add a semicolon.
4. Add a “transitional word”
5. Add a subordinating conjunction.

What is the difference between a run-on fragment and comma splice?

A run-on sentence doesn’t separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction.

How do you identify run ons?

To see if you have a run-on sentence, look and see if there is a place where you could divide the passage into two complete thoughts, without adding, rearranging, or removing any words. If you can, you have a run-on sentence.

How many commas make a run-on sentence?

When two independent clauses are connected by only a comma, they constitute a run-on sentence that is called a comma-splice. The example just above (about the sunscreen) is a comma-splice.

How do you identify run-ons?

What makes a comma splice?

A comma splice error occurs when sentences or independent clauses are improperly connected by a comma alone. Examples of Comma Splice Errors: The clouds were dark, we thought it would rain. I bought a coat, however, it did not fit.