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Fused Sentences and Comma Splices
Lesson 27 of Grammar
Ms Richards
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Head
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Sentence? Independent Clause!
Mistakes get made.
Correcting errors.
Your turn!
Quiz
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Sentence → Independent Clause
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Sentence
A sentence contains
a subject and a
verb.
Sentence Independent Clause
A complete idea which includes a

A sentence contains
subject, a verb and all the
a subject and a
information for it to make sense.
verb.
It can be understood by itself.
A complete idea which includes a subject, a verb and all the information
for it to make sense. It can be understood by itself.
I did not like the film.

Subject
Subject Verb Phrase

Extra information
Subject Verb Phrase
Complete the definition
An i_____________ c___________ is a complete idea which

includes a s________, a v_________ and all the
i____________ for it to make sense. It can be understood by
itself.
Complete the definition
An independent clause is a complete idea which includes a

subject, a verb and all the information for it to make sense. It
can be understood by itself.
Mistakes get made: Fused sentences.
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I did not like the film it was scary.
“It” refers to the film.

I did not like the film. It was scary.
Fused Sentence
Two independent clauses

that have been joined
without any punctuation or a
coordinating conjunction
Fused Sentence Run on Sentence

Fused Sentence

Fused Sentence

I did not like the film. It was scary.
Fused Sentence

that have been joined I did not like the film because it was
without any punctuation or a scary.
Fused Sentence

that have been joined I did not like the film as it was
without any punctuation or a scary.
Fused Sentence

I did not like the film; it was scary.
Each of these are fused sentences. Correct them by using a piece of
punctuation or coordinating conjunction.
a) Sara and Jerry are getting married in the autumn, they didn’t want a
summer wedding.
b) I love to exercise to rock music it’s so loud and fast that it gets you
moving quickly.
c) Baking cupcakes is amazing they taste delicious.
d) The long, dark tunnel loomed before us its darkness was almost
intoxicating.
. ! ? ; because
as
Possible answers:
a) Sara and Jerry are getting married in the autumn as they didn’t want a
summer wedding.
b) I love to exercise to rock music because it’s so loud and fast that it gets
you moving quickly.
c) Baking cupcakes is amazing. They taste delicious.
d) The long, dark tunnel loomed before us; its darkness was almost
intoxicating.
. ! ? ; because
as
Mistakes get made: Comma Splicing.
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I did not like the film, it was scary.
Rule: We can not use a comma to join two
independent clauses.
Comma Splice

that have been joined with a
comma. This is a mistake.
Comma Splice

that have been joined with a I did not like the film, it was scary.
Comma Splice

that have been joined with a I did not like the film. It was scary.
Comma Splice
Two independent clauses I did not like the film because it was
scary.
Comma Splice
Two independent clauses I did not like the film as it was

scary.
Comma Splice

that have been joined with a I did not like the film; it was scary.
Complete the rule.
We do not use a c______ to join two i_____________

c_____________. This is called a c________ s________. It is a
mistake.
Complete the rule.
We do not use a comma to join two independent clauses.

This is called a comma splice. It is a mistake.
The nurse screamed she had seen a mouse.
The nurse The nurse

screamed, she screamed
had seen a because she
mouse. had seen a
mouse.
The nurse screamed she had seen a mouse.
The nurse The nurse

screamed, she screamed
had seen a because she
mouse. had seen a
mouse.
It was a beautiful, sunny and warm day I sat outside and sunbathed.
It was a It was a It was a

beautiful, sunny beautiful, sunny beautiful, sunny
and warm day so and warm day, I and warm day I
I sat outside and sat outside and sat outside and
sunbathed. sunbathed. sunbathed.
It was a beautiful, sunny and warm day I sat outside and sunbathed.
It was a It was a It was a

beautiful, sunny beautiful, sunny beautiful, sunny
and warm day so and warm day, I and warm day I
I sat outside and sat outside and sat outside and
sunbathed. sunbathed. sunbathed.
Specks of dust flew through the air the old bookshop felt as though
nobody had been in there for centuries.
Specks of dust flew through the air, the Specks of dust flew through the air
old bookshop felt as though nobody had because the old bookshop felt as though
been in there for centuries. nobody had been in there for centuries.
Specks of dust flew through the air but Specks of dust flew through the air; the
the old bookshop felt as though nobody old bookshop felt as though nobody had
had been in there for centuries. been in there for centuries.
Specks of dust flew through the air the old bookshop felt as though
nobody had been in there for centuries.
Specks of dust flew through the air, the Specks of dust flew through the air
old bookshop felt as though nobody had because the old bookshop felt as though
been in there for centuries. nobody had been in there for centuries.
Specks of dust flew through the air but Specks of dust flew through the air; the
the old bookshop felt as though nobody old bookshop felt as though nobody had
had been in there for centuries. been in there for centuries.
Each of these are comma splices. Fix them by turning them into two
separate independent clauses.
a) My younger brother was late for school, he rushed so much that he
forgot his lunch.
b) Cars at the traffic lights honked their horns, the drivers were
frustrated that the lights would not change.
c) It has always been Jamila’s dream to become an astronaut, that’s why
she worked so hard in her science lessons.
. ! ? ; because
as
Possible answers:
a) My younger brother was late for school. He rushed so much that he

forgot his lunch.
b) Cars at the traffic lights honked their horns because the drivers were
frustrated that the lights would not change.
c) It has always been Jamila’s dream to become an astronaut; that’s
why she worked so hard in her science lessons.
. ! ? ; because
as
Pause the next slide.
Read the instructions and complete the sentence task.
Resume once you’re finished

A student has written a story about this picture. Rewrite their story to
correct the fused sentences and comma splices.
Jonathan poured hot chocolate from a thermos he

poured it into Katie’s cup. Anita took a giant bite out of
her cheese sandwich she watched as Nia ate her own
sandwich. Nathan and James were both roasting
marshmallows James was getting cross, he was sat too
far aware from the fire for his to roast properly. The
fire burned brightly, it kept the group nice and warm in
the chilly woods.
Challenge: Extend the story! You could add in more description or write another paragraph
explaining what happened next.
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A student has written a story about this picture. Rewrite their story to
correct the fused sentences and comma splices.
Jonathan poured hot chocolate from a thermos. He

poured it into Katie’s cup. Anita took a giant bite out
of her cheese sandwich. She watched as Nia ate her
own sandwich. Nathan and James were both
roasting marshmallows. James was getting cross as
he was sat too far aware from the fire for his to roast
properly. The fire burned brightly so it kept the
group nice and warm in the chilly woods.
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Now complete your quiz.
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Fused Sentences and Comma Splices

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Mistakes get made.

A complete idea which includes a

I did not like the film.

I did not like the film.

I did not like the film.

Subject Verb Phrase

I did not like the film.

An i_____________ c___________ is a complete idea which

An independent clause is a complete idea which includes a

“It” refers to the film.

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses

Two independent clauses I did not like the film as it was

Two independent clauses

We do not use a c______ to join two i_____________

We do not use a comma to join two independent clauses.

The nurse The nurse

The nurse The nurse

It was a It was a It was a

It was a It was a It was a

a) My younger brother was late for school. He rushed so much that he

Resume once you’re finished

Jonathan poured hot chocolate from a thermos he

Jonathan poured hot chocolate from a thermos. He

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An i___ c_ is a complete idea which

We do not use a c to join two i_______