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For each comma splice, write the sentence again correctly. Use two methods that you learned from watching the video.

Example: Camping is fun, it is a lot of work.  
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<li>Camping is fun, but it is a lot of work.  (This is the method of adding a coordinating conjunction.)</li>
<li>Camping is fun.  It is a lot of work.  (This is the method of making two sentences.) </li>
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<li>You need to choose two of the three methods from the video.  You do not need to use all three.  There is more than one correct answer.  </li>
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<li>She took a picture of a house finch, it was in her bird bath.<hr /></li>
<li>The students watched the video, they learned a lot.<hr /></li>
<li>The tent had a hole, the mosquitoes came in all night. <hr /></li>
<li>George has never been camping, he is afraid of wild animals. <hr /></li>
<li>The wind blew all night, my two-year old didn't sleep at all. <hr /></li>
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Answer Key: Possible Answers
 
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<li>She took a picture of a house finch, it was in her bird bath. 
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<li>She took a picture of a house finch. It was in her bird bath.</li>
<li>She took a picture of a house finch, and it was in her bird bath.</li>
<li>She took a picture of a house finch when it was in her bird bath.</li>
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<li>The students watched the video, they learned a lot.
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<li>The students watched the video. They learned a lot.</li>
<li>The students watched the video, so they learned a lot.</li>
<li>The students watched the video, and they learned a lot.</li>
<li>When the students watched the video, they learned a lot. </li>
<li>The students learned a lot when they watched the video.</li>
<li>Because the students watched the video, they learned a lot. </li>
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<li>The tent had a hole, the mosquitoes came in all night.
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<li>The tent had a hole. The mosquitoes came in all night.</li>
<li>The tent had a hole, so the mosquitoes came in all night.</li>
<li>The tent had a hole, and the mosquitoes came in all night.</li>
<li>Since the tent had a hole, the mosquitoes came in all night.</li>
<li>The mosquitoes came in all night, since/because the tent had a hole.</li>
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<li>George has never been camping, he is afraid of wild animals.
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<li>George has never been camping. He is afraid of wild animals.</li>
<li>George has never been camping, for he is afraid of wild animals.</li>
<li>George is afraid of wild animals, so he has never been camping.</li>
<li>George has never been camping since/because he is afraid of wild animals.</li>
<li> Since/because George is afraid of wild animals, he has never been camping.</li>
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<li>The wind blew all night, my two-year old didn't sleep at all.
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<li>The wind blew all night.  My two-year old didn't sleep at all.</li>
<li>The wind blew all night, so my two-year old didn't sleep at all.</li>
<li>My two-year old didn't sleep at all, for the wind blew all night.</li>
<li>My two-year old didn't sleep at all since/because the wind blew all night.</li>
<li>Since/Because the wind blew all night, my two-year old didn't sleep at all.</li>
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19 June 2020

paigeappleyard Author

I made a video about comma splices for this worksheet. You can use this worksheet after you teach about comma splices. I didn't teach about the semi-colon, so this is not an option in the answer key. The three methods of fixing are: making two sentences, adding a coordinating conjunction, or adding a subordinating conjunction. I hope this can be helpful in your teaching. If you use this and adapt, please also share alike. :)

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