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Is this a fragment comma splice or a run on sentence Jay went sightseeing on his own and caught up with the group later?
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∙ 2018-02-10 13:13:52
Actually, it's none of the above. It's a perfectly normal compound sentence if you add correct punctuation: Jay went sightseeing on his own, and (he) caught up with the group later. Yes, you need a comma to separate the two clauses, but I don't see a comma splice or a fragment. The pronoun "he" is understood in the second part of the sentence. Usually, comma splices involve linking two independent sentences together with a comma, which is wrong-- you need to use a period.
Here's a fragment: waiting for the train. Here's a comma splice: Jay was waiting for the train, it came early and he missed it. (You have two complete sentences there, and you can't splice them together with a comma.) And here's a run-on sentence: Jay was waiting for the bus but it came early and he missed it and he was late for school and he got in a lot of trouble because he had been late before and his teacher was really upset with him.
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∙ 2018-02-10 13:13:52
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∙ 2013-05-24 20:58:25Actually, it's none of the above. It's a perfectly normal sentence if you add correct punctuation: Jay went sightseeing on his own, and (he) caught up with the group later. Yes, you need a comma to separate the two clauses, but I don't see a comma splice or a fragment. The pronoun "he" is understood in the second part of the sentence. Usually, comma splices involve linking two independent sentences together with a comma, which is wrong-- you need to use a period.
Here's a fragment: waiting for the train. Here's a comma splice: Jay was waiting for the train, it came early and he missed it. (You have two complete sentences there, and you can't splice them together with a comma.) And here's a run-on (not a run-off) sentence: Jay was waiting for the bus but it came early and he missed it and he was late for school and he got in a lot of trouble because he had been late before and his teacher was really upset with him.
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Comma Splice Run-on sentence.
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What is sentence splice?
A sentence splice (alternately, comma splice) is when 2 independent clauses are joined by a comma. This is not grammatically correct. To fix a sentence splice, you can either change the comma to a semicolon, or you can add a coordinating conjunction after the comma (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
What is splice?
A sentence splice (alternately, comma splice) is when 2 independent clauses are joined by a comma. This is not grammatically correct. To fix a sentence splice, you can either change the comma to a semicolon, or you can add a coordinating conjunction after the comma (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
How would you see if a sentence had a comma splice?
If a sentence consists of two independent clauses with a comma between them, it is a comma splice. That is, the part before the comma can stand on its own as a sentence, and the part after the comma can also stand on its own as a sentence, then it is a comma splice. If there is no punctuation there instead of a comma, it is known as a run-on sentence.
What is the difference between a comma splice and a run-on sentence?
A comma splice is when a two complete sentences are separated by a comma, without a conjunction. This makes it gramatically incorrect. A run-on sentence continues on and on with no clear predicate.
How is a comma splice different from a run-on sentence?
A comma splice consists of independent clauses separated by only a comma; a run-on sentence consists of independent clauses one directly following another, not separated by a conjunction or punctuation. Comma splice example: The flowers were pretty, I didn't pick them. Run-on sentence example: The flowers were pretty I didn't pick them.
How can a compound sentence become a comma splice?
When two independent clauses (Compound Sentence) cannot be joined only with a comma. When two independent clauses are joined only with a comma, the error is called a comma splice.
What sentence contains a comma splice?
He won, he had the best score. This is an incorrect or comma splice sentence -- two distinct ideas joined incorrectly by a comma. Either rewrite as two sentences, or change the comma to a semicolon.
What is an example of a compound sentence with two independent clauses joined by a comma and but?
comma splice
How do you splice thermocouple wire?
One splice that would work is a western splice.
What is the proper term for a run-on sentence that is incorrectly punctuated with a comma in the middle of it instead of a semicolon or period?
Comma splice.
