Run-on sentences are a major error in writing, and one kind of sneaky run-on sentence is the comma splice. Learn how to recognize and avoid it!

Fix a comma splice with one of the four easy strategies for fixing run-on sentences


Comma Splice Quiz

Want more practice identifying comma splices? Complete the practice exercises in this video!


Sentences

Main Clauses
Subordinate Clauses - Comic with Cows
Run-on Sentences
Comma Splices

Teacher Resources


Main and Subordinate Clause Notes

Want clauses for your classroom? Get the Main and Subordinate Clause Notes at TPT.

Grammar Notes Bundle

Maximize students’ grammar with the Grammar Notes Bundle, available through TPT.

Run-on Sentences Notes and Practice

Once students have mastered main clauses, they’re read to tackle run-on sentences. Get the Run-on Sentences Notes and Practice at TPT.

Once students have mastered main clauses, they can learn the rules for using semicolons! Get the Semicolons Notes and Practice at TPT.