SAT · English · Comma Splice — T/F

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'I went to the store, I bought milk.' is a comma splice.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Comma splices can be fixed with a semicolon.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Comma splices can be fixed with a period.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   'I went to the store, and I bought milk.' is a comma splice.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A comma alone can join two independent clauses.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Comma splices and run-ons are the same error.

Instructions

Decide each statement about comma splices.