Exercises

	Writing Handbook Exercises

Comma Splice In each sentence below, one comma is incorrectly used to splice two independent clauses (complete sentences) together. Change that comma to a period or semicolon (where appropriate) to create two separate sentences. example: A tiny Permanent Force could not defend Canada against its then-likely enemy, the United States, but it could train the Militia, the difficulty was that governments ordinarily had no interest in defence. A tiny Permanent Force could not defend Canada against its then-likely enemy, the United States, but it could train the Militia. The difficulty was that governments ordinarily had no interest in defence.

2. On every occasion, the Regular Forces pressed the issue out of the desire for efficiency and an effective and balanced force of arms and services, on every occasion, there were protests across the country from the unlucky units and small towns that argued that the Militia was the footprint of the Army.


2. On every occasion, the Regular Forces pressed the issue out of the desire for efficiency and an effective and balanced force of arms and services; on every occasion, there were protests across the country from the unlucky units and small towns that argued that the Militia was the footprint of the Army. (Alternative answer) On every occasion, the Regular Forces pressed the issue out of the desire for efficiency and an effective and balanced force of arms and services. On every occasion, there were protests across the country from the unlucky units and small towns that argued that the Militia was the footprint of the Army.