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Review the incorrect sentence that has a comma splice, and note the two ways to correct it.

Incorrect:

I want to see a movie this weekend, I don’t have any free time.
Correct:

I want to see a movie this weekend. I don’t have any free time.
I want to see a movie this weekend, but I don’t have any free time.
Which sentences contain a comma splice? Check all that apply.

Raj wants to get tickets for the baseball game, he knows it might rain though.
He heard it was going to rain, but now the weather looks fine.
The skies are blue, there is not a cloud in the sky.
It is a perfect day for playing baseball.
Raj knows he will regret it, he just can’t stay inside on a day this nice.

1 answer

The sentences that contain a comma splice are:

  1. Raj wants to get tickets for the baseball game, he knows it might rain though.
  2. The skies are blue, there is not a cloud in the sky.
  3. Raj knows he will regret it, he just can’t stay inside on a day this nice.

Each of these sentences incorrectly joins two independent clauses with just a comma. The second sentence ("He heard it was going to rain, but now the weather looks fine.") does not contain a comma splice because it properly connects the two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction ("but"). The last sentence ("It is a perfect day for playing baseball.") also does not contain a comma splice as it consists of a single independent clause.