For this assignment, please complete the following questions using the two videos posted in this week’s module:
Part One:
1. Using the specific information provided in the video “Run-On Sentences
(Comma Splices and Fused Sentences), please explain what is a run-on
sentence. Then, please pick one of the three examples of run-on sentences
provided in the video, and explain how you would fix it in your own words.
2. Using the specific information provided in the video “Run-On Sentences
(Comma Splices and Fused Sentences), please explain what is a fused
sentence. Then, use the example provided in the video of a fused sentence
and explain in your own words how you would fix it.
3. In the example of a fused sentence in the video “Run-On Sentences
(Comma Splices and Fused Sentences), the narrator uses the term “independent
clauses.” What does she mean by that term?
4. Using the specific information provided in the video “Run-On Sentences
(Comma Splices and Fused Sentences), please explain what is a comma splice.
Then, use the example provided in the video of a comma splice
and explain in your own words how you would fix it.
5. In the video “Run-On Sentences (Comma Splices and Fused Sentences), the
narrator explains how to identify a run-on sentence. Please paraphrase (put
into your own words) the advice she gives.
6. In the video “Run-On Sentences (Comma Splices and Fused Sentences), the
narrator provides 4 ways of fixing a run-on sentence. Please list these 4
ways and paraphrase the explanation the narrator provides for each.
7. Complete the practice test on your own, then watch the narrator’s
explanation. Did you correct each sentence in the same way as the narrator?
Please list each sentence (if any) that you corrected differently, and
explain how your correction differed from the narrator.
Part Two:
1. In the video “Comma Splices in More Depth,” the narrator explains the
difference between an independent and a dependent clause. Using the
specific example sentence provided in the video, identify which part of
the example sentence is the independent clause and which part is the
dependent clause. Then, explain in your own words the relationship between
the two clauses.
2. In the video “Comma Splices in More Depth,” the narrator lists 3 ways to
correct a comma splice. Please list these three ways, and explain each of
them in your own words (you may use the examples from the video in your
explanations).
