Comma splice

activities are the “Avoiding Comma Splices” (Bobeck, Avoiding Comma Splices) and “Avoiding Comma Splices 2” (Calamari, Avoiding Comma Splices). This grammatical issue is something I struggle with, and hope to learn how to overcome them by the end of this class. My use of comma splices is present in the first assignment of this class. The first quiz consists of ten sentences containing comma splices. In the text box below the imperfect sentences, I corrected the comma splice. Then I clicked on the Grammar’s

Similar to my improvement in disc golf over the past nine or so months, my English 1102 class has also helped me greatly improve my writing abilities. I have included many examples in this portfolio to show how my improvements with eliminating comma splices, adding transition sentences, as well as general editing improvements. When I first began to play disc golf I did not pay much attention to the placement of my fingers on the disc. At the time finger placement did not seem like a major issue. However

Common Mistakes in Writing: Comma Splice In your writing, there are 3 major problems that we commonly have to address as teachers/instructors/professors/etc. I want you to take the time to read about these. While we don 't expect this to fix your issues instantly, we are hoping that you 'll aim to make less of these mistakes in the future (especially on your papers, where these errors WILL be counted off for).  Comma Splice -- Commas are tricky because there are so many different ways you can

using quotations correctly, creating a vivid style, and better understanding transitions between paragraphs and sentences in my writing. Reading through these papers, though, it is clear I am still working on improving punctuation, especially with commas. I did not know how to use quotations correctly, nor did I know how to cite authors’ work. This class

I think back to the very first day of composition one and I remember feeling so nervous that my stomach was in knots. Maybe I was scared because it was my first college class and I hadn’t even walked across the stage at my high school graduation. However, looking back I question why I was so fearful. I could have never dreamt of the knowledge I would be gaining in just a few short months. After completing this class I can confidently say I am prepared for comp two and the rest of my college career

Comprehensive Grammar CheckPoint Answer Key, Due in Week Eight Correct answers are in red. Inclusive Language: Nonsexist A. I understand Dr. Maurice hired a new nurse. What is her name? B. I understand Dr. Maurice hired a new nurse. What is his or her name? Correct answer 1. B is correct: The second sentence is a gender stereotype. Many nurses are women, but some nurses are men. Inclusive Language: Nonsexist A. I’m not very good at math. B. I’m not very good at math because I’m

together with "ands" and "buts" results in the infamous Answer Selected Answer: c. Run on sentence . Question 2 .2 out of 2 points Correct When two independent clauses are glued together with nothing more than comma the result is a Answer comma splice. . Question 3 .2 out of 2 points Correct An dependent clause masquerading as s sentence is known as a Answer CorrectAnswer: a. fragment. . Question 4 .2 out of 2 points Correct When the elements of a

On Tuesday December 13, I attended the Comma Splices boot camp directed by Ms. Abbie. I am honestly glad I decided to attend because like most students I have trouble with commas. And like most students, I have not tried to directly fix this problem until Tuesday. Although, my use of commas are not perfect yet, they have improved. There were only four students attending, which was less than I expected from a campus of over twelve thousand students. At the start of the boot camp we were instructed

Commas and Semicolons to Avoid Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Unlike spoken English where it is possible to pause within speech, in writing it is much more important to provide the appropriate punctuation. This allows the reader to better understand the meaning the author is trying to convey through his or her words. It is important to use punctuation, either a comma or semicolon, to properly break up the parts of a sentence. This is an area I sometimes find myself struggling to perform correctly

thing that I learned from this essay is about comma splices. Before knowing what a comma splice is I made silly mistakes such as forgetting to use the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). For example "most people do not really care about what we are wearing, maybe some people do care". In this sentence I should use one of the FANBOYS "and" after the comma. However, after doing some reading and rewrites now I have the ability to avoid comma splices. For