Join Complete Clauses without a Comma Splice - Practice 1

A comma alone does not normally join two independent clauses in formal prose.

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A comma alone does not normally join two independent clauses in formal prose. A semicolon can connect related complete clauses without adding a conjunction.

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The paint dried; the team packed the brushes. Each side can stand as a sentence.

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Two observers can describe the same event differently because they had different views or heard different parts.

Question 1 Choose the correctly joined version about the map in formal prose. The map was finished; Mira checked it. The map was finished, Mira checked it. The map was finished Mira checked it.

Question 2 Choose the correctly joined version about the poster in formal prose. The poster was finished, Noah checked it. The poster was finished Noah checked it. The poster was finished; Noah checked it.

Question 3 Choose the correctly joined version about the model in formal prose. The model was finished Iris checked it. The model was finished; Iris checked it. The model was finished, Iris checked it.

Question 4 Choose the correctly joined version about the chart in formal prose. The chart was finished; Omar checked it. The chart was finished, Omar checked it. The chart was finished Omar checked it.

Question 5 Choose the correctly joined version about the poem in formal prose. The poem was finished, Leah checked it. The poem was finished Leah checked it. The poem was finished; Leah checked it.

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