Question

I have these english sentences for an english class that needs correcting. Was hoping I can get assistance in this.

Below are some sentences that include examples of the following: run-ons (R), fragments (F), comma splices (CS), and correctly punctuated sentences (C).*

Please label them as such and explain how you would fix them if they need to be fixed. Comma splices can be fixed with:

a comma and a conjunction

a semi-colon if the ideas are related

a period and a new, capitalized sentence.

Remember complete sentences do not merely contain a noun and a verb; they contain a SUBJECT and an ACTION.

1. The magma boiled, and pressure was building up below the surface.

2. Churning and bubbling underground.

3. The earth shook, steam poured out of the cracks in the ground.

4. There was an explosion hot lava and ash catapulted into the air!

5. The air, black with dust, ash, and smoke.

6. Hot lava streams gushed down the sides of the volcano; the lava glowed red, yellow, and orange.

7. Lava is molten rock it hardens and blackens as it cools.

8. Erupting volcanoes disrupt the atmosphere, the dusty and smoky air lingers for a long time.

9. As many scientists had once thought.

10. France could not accept this, the result was the 1623 Treaty of Paris.

11. Mainly, because I am a history major and found this group to be one of the most recognizable, and it has a direct correlation to my major.

12. Means that there is room for bias, and racism, thus supporting the claim that blacks are more often to be arrested and incarcerated than whites

13. Another aspect to inform the masses about publication design

14. People come together with like-minded ideas, the brain fills us with the need to socialize.

15. The meetings are used to discuss more about different topics inside neuroscience, animals and human, that members focused on, or what the individual wants to provide more attention toward.  

Answer 1

1. The magma boiled, and pressure was building up below the surface.

comma splices (CS), a comma and a conjunction

2. Churning and bubbling underground.

fragments (F)

3. The earth shook, steam poured out of the cracks in the ground.

In this sentence a conjunction ‘and’ should be placed after the comma. The correct sentence is:

The earth shook, and steam poured out of the cracks in the ground.

4. There was an explosion hot lava and ash catapulted into the air!

comma splices (CS), a semi-colon if the ideas are related

In this sentence, a semi-colon should be placed after ‘explosion’ followed by the conjunction ‘and.’

The correct sentence is:

There was an explosion; and hot lava and ash catapulted into the air!

5. The air, black with dust, ash, and smoke.

run-ons (R)

6. Hot lava streams gushed down the sides of the volcano; the lava glowed red, yellow, and orange.

correctly punctuated sentences (C)

7. Lava is molten rock it hardens and blackens as it cools.

comma splices (CS), a period and a new, capitalized sentence.

In the above sentence there are two sentences. First sentence is ‘Lava is molten rock,’ after which a period or full stop needs to be punctuated. The other sentence is ‘it hardens and blackens as it cools’ which has to start with a capital letter. Before the use of ‘and,’ comma needs to be punctuated.

The correct sentence is:

Lava is molten rock. It hardens, and blackens as it cools.

8. Erupting volcanoes disrupt the atmosphere, the dusty and smoky air lingers for a long time.

comma splices (CS), a period and a new, capitalized sentence

In the above sentence, there are two sentences. First sentence is ‘Erupting volcanoes disrupt the atmosphere,’ and the second is ‘the dusty and smoky air lingers for a long time.’ The first sentence should end with a full stop and the second sentence should start with a capital letter. Before the use of ‘and,’ comma needs to be punctuated.

The correct sentence is:

Erupting volcanoes disrupt the atmosphere. The dusty, and smoky air lingers for a long time

9. As many scientists had once thought.

fragments (F)

10. France could not accept this, the result was the 1623 Treaty of Paris.

comma splices (CS), a semi-colon if the ideas are related

In the above sentence, a semi-colon should be placed in place of the comma.

The correct sentence is:

France could not accept this; the result was the 1623, Treaty of Paris.

11. Mainly, because I am a history major and found this group to be one of the most recognizable, and it has a direct correlation to my major.

correctly punctuated sentences (C)

12. Means that there is room for bias, and racism, thus supporting the claim that blacks are more often to be arrested and incarcerated than whites.

correctly punctuated sentences (C)

13. Another aspect to inform the masses about publication design

fragments (F)

14. People come together with like-minded ideas, the brain fills us with the need to socialize.

fragments (F)

15. The meetings are used to discuss more about different topics inside neuroscience, animals and human, that members focused on, or what the individual wants to provide more attention toward.  

run-ons (R)