Writing Academic English 4th Edition

PRA.CTICE4-
Run-On/Comma
SpliceSentences

Ompt{:'rn I UsingParallelStructuresandFixingSentenceProblems 189

A. Correctthefollowingrun-on/commasplicesentencesusingthemethod

indicated.

1. Anewlyarrivedinternationalstudentfacesseveralchallenges,forexample,
   heorshehastocopewitha newculture.
   a. Adda period: _

b. Adda semicolon: _

2.NewYorkCityis verycosmopolitan,peoplefrommanyculturesandethnic

groupslivethere.

a. Adda period: _

b. Adda semicolon: _

c. Adda subordinator: """""'- _

d. Adda coordinator: _

3. Learninga newlanguageis likelearningtoswimit takesa lotofpractice.
   Adda coordinator: _


4. Askforassistanceatthereferencedeskinthelibrary,a librarianisalways
   onduty.
   Adda semicolon: _


5. Skiingisa dangeroussportyoucaneasilybreakyourlegoryourneck.
   Adda subordinator: _

B. Someofthefollowingsentencesarerun-onsorcommasplices,andsomeare

correct.Checkeachsentence.Ifit is incorrect,writeROorCSinthespace

attheleft.Ifit iscorrect,leavethespaceblank.Then,ona separatesheetof

paper,correcttheincorrectsentences.

RO 1. TwolettersarrivedonMondaya thirdonecameonWednesday.

TwolettersarrivedonMonday;athirdonecameonWednesday.

2. Anencyclopediaisa valuablesourceofinformationit contains
   summariesofeveryareaofknowledge.


3. Becauseoftherapidexpansionofhumanknowledge,itis
   difficulttokeepencyclopediascurrent.


4. Aprintedencyclopediabecomesoutofdatealmostassoonas
   it ispublishedalsoitisquiteexpensivetopurchase.


5. Onlineencyclopediasareavailabletoeveryonewithaccessto
   theInternet.