{"id":876,"date":"2013-01-14T17:18:04","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T23:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=876"},"modified":"2021-11-24T10:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:21:48","slug":"commas-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/commas\/commas-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Commas with Independent Clauses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>An <strong>independent <\/strong>(or strong) <strong>clause<\/strong> is a simple sentence with a subject, verb, and a complete thought. A <strong>dependent<\/strong> (or weak) <strong>clause<\/strong> has a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rule &#8211; <\/strong>Use a comma to separate two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction\u2014<em>and, or, but, for, nor<\/em>. You may omit the comma if the clauses are both short.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>I have painted the entire house, but he is still working on sanding the doors.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I paint and he writes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rule &#8211; <\/strong>A <strong>comma splice<\/strong> is an error caused by joining two independent clauses with only a comma instead of separating the clauses with a conjunction, a semicolon, or a period. A <strong>run-on sentence<\/strong>, which is incorrect, is created by joining two strong clauses without any punctuation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Incorrect:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Time flies when we are having fun, we are always having fun.<\/em> (Comma splice)<br \/>\n<em>Time flies when we are having fun we are always having fun. <\/em>(Run-on sentence)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Time flies when we are having fun; we are always having fun.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Time flies when we are having fun, and we are always having fun.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Time flies when we are having fun. We are always having fun.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pop Quiz<\/strong><br \/>\nChoose the correct sentence.<\/p>\n<p>1A. Morgan did all of the grocery shopping but all Ralph did was watch the game.<br \/>\n1B. Morgan did all of the grocery shopping, but all Ralph did was watch the game.<\/p>\n<p>2A. Morgan shopped but Ralph watched the game.<br \/>\n2B. Morgan shopped, but Ralph watched the game.<\/p>\n<p>3A. Alphonso\u2019s home sits high on the hill, you can see Mt. Diablo from there.<br \/>\n3B. Alphonso\u2019s home sits high on the hill you can see Mt. Diablo from there.<br \/>\n3C. Alphonso\u2019s home sits high on the hill, and you can see Mt. Diablo from there.<br \/>\n3D. Alphonso\u2019s home sits high on the hill; you can see Mt. Diablo from there.<\/p>\n<p>4A. I don\u2019t know whether we\u2019ll get home tonight. We still have a long way to go.<br \/>\n4B. I don\u2019t know whether we\u2019ll get home tonight, for we still have a long way to go.<br \/>\n4C. I don\u2019t know whether we\u2019ll get home tonight we still have a long way to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pop Quiz Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1B. Morgan did all of the grocery shopping, but all Ralph did was watch the game.<\/p>\n<p>2A. Morgan shopped but Ralph watched the game. <strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\n2B. Morgan shopped, but Ralph watched the game.<br \/>\n(You may omit the comma if the clauses are both short.)<\/p>\n<p>3C. Alphonso\u2019s home sits high on the hill, and you can see Mt. Diablo from there. <strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\n3D. Alphonso\u2019s home sits high on the hill; you can see Mt. Diablo from there.<br \/>\n(3A. is a comma splice. 3B. is a run-on sentence.)<\/p>\n<p>4A. I don\u2019t know whether we\u2019ll get home tonight. We still have a long way to go. <strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\n4B. I don\u2019t know whether we\u2019ll get home tonight, for we still have a long way to go.<br \/>\n(4C. is a run-on sentence.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTE: An independent (or strong) clause is a simple sentence with a subject, verb, and a complete thought. A dependent (or weak) clause has a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. Rule &#8211; Use a comma to separate two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction\u2014and, or, but, for, nor. 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