Grammar Bellringer # 15 Correcting Run-Ons & Comma Splices

Common Transition Words also however therefore nevertheless nonetheless moreover furthermore

Coordinating Conjunctions BOYS FAN But Or Yet So For And Nor

3 WAYS TO CORRECT 1)Separate the run-on into 2 sentences Ex. My family will travel to Texas we want to fly. 2.) Separate into 2 sentences and place a comma (, ) with a BOYS FAN conjunction after Ex. My family will travel to Texas, we want to fly.

3. Semicolon: 2 ways to use- (1)Separate into 2 sentences with a semicolon ( ; ) (2) Separate into 2 sentences with a semicolon (;) and place a transition word with a comma after Ex.1 My family will travel to Texas we want to fly. Ex.2 My family will travel to Texas we want to fly.

PRACTICE -Directions: Correct the following using the 3 methods. We wanted to go to the party,our parents said no. RO or CS My friends left for the movies I stayed home. RO or CS