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A comma splice is the use of a comma to join (splice) two independent clauses, where the clauses are not connected by a coordinating conjunction such as "and". For example: Comma splices are general...
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OWL Family of Sites > The OWL at Purdue > Independent and Dependent Clauses: Run-ons - Comma Splices - Fused Sentence ... Run-ons, comma splices, and fused sentences are all names given to compound sentences that are not punctuated correctly. The best way to avoid such errors is to punctuate compound sentences correctly...
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The grammar outlaw: The Comma Splice, AKA The Sentence Splicer ... Question: How do we know we have a comma splice? ... Question: How do we catch comma splice outlaws?
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A simple explanation of the comma splice for the non-expert. ... Before I start explaining what a comma splice is and how to correct one, I want to make it clear that not all comma splices are errors.* Unfortunately, few American English teachers are aware that there is a type of comma splice that is...
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When two independent clauses are connected by only a comma, they constitute a run-on sentence that is called a comma-splice. The example just above (about the sunscreen) is a comma-splice.
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Directions: Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence. ... There is more than one way to repair a sentence with a comma splice. The computer's responses below indicate one acceptable method...
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A comma splice occurs when you use a comma to join two complete sentences without placing an appropriate joining word between them. The comma just isn't strong enough to do the job of making one grammatical sentence out of two.
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Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Run-on ... A comma splice is an error caused by joining two independent clauses with only a comma. Oftentimes, the subject of the second sentence is this, that, these, or those.
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Comma Splices in Sentences ... In the blanks, write C if the sentence is correct. Write CS if the sentence is a comma splice. ... ____1. Husbands and wives disagree on important matters, that doesn't mean that their marriages are bad.
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