COMMA SPLICES (SPLICES) EXERCISE #1 EXERCISE Indicate S for Splice or C for correct. If the sentence contains a splice, rewrite the sentence to correct the concern. _____ 1. Many religions exist, religious faiths are abound. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 2. Some religions are centered on deity worship, others are motivated by codes of conduct and the belief in an afterlife. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 3. Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are monotheistic religions, monotheistic religions believe in one deity. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 4. Hinduism, Shinto, Wicca, and Buddhism are polytheistic, polytheistic religions focused on many deities. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 5. While most religions focus on deity worship, codes of conduct are also important, many religions include religious texts with didactic value. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 6. Didactic values refer to the teaching of morals, lessons, or codes, such teachings reinforce cultural codes and ethics. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 7. The Mosaic law: "Thou shall not kill" is found everywhere. This cultural code is found in many religions. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 8. This simple precept can also be found in stories in almost every major religion in the world. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 9. In Tibetan Buddhism, for example, some texts share similar messages, one text suggests: "If you kill a person who seeks happiness, you will never find happiness" ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 10. Some religions provide for the belief in an afterlife, the afterlife is often considered a divine and positive place one resides after dying. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 11. In Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, the afterlife is commonly referred to as Heaven or paradise. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 12. In Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism, the afterlife is commonly referred to as Nirvana. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 13. However, paths to the afterlife differ in many ways, in Buddhism the path to Nirvana is based on releasing the self from things like greed, desire, and ill intent. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 14. In other religions, adherence to the prescribed code of conduct is the way to the afterlife. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________