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It's called a run-on comma splice.

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Two complete sentences incorrectly joined by a comma make a?

a comma splice. This occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly connected by a comma without a coordinating conjunction. This mistake can be corrected by using a semicolon, period, or conjunction to properly separate the clauses.


What is two sentences that incorrectly joined by a comma called?

run-on sentence


What are compound sentences?

contains two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon> and, but, nor, or for.


The coordinating conjunctions that can be used to combine two complete sentences with a comma are “for, and, nor, because, yet, so”?

The coordinating conjunctions that can be used to combine two complete sentences with a comma are "for, and, nor, because, yet, so."


How can you spot a comma splice?

If it is possible to replace a comma in a given sentence with a period, and wind up with two sentences that are each complete and that make sense as sentences, then the comma that you replaced was being used to splice together two sentences. This is generally a bad idea.


What is two sentences written as one sentence and is usually separated by a comma?

A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.


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.


Two sentences written as one sentence and usually separated by a comma?

In formal writing a comma is not to be used two join two independent clauses. If comma is used between two sentences consisting of independent clauses it is known as comma splice. Two sentences formed by independent clauses should always be joined by a co-ordinate conjunction or a short punctuation mark such as semicolon if the sentences are closely related.


Two sentences written as one sentence and is usally separated by a comma?

A compound sentence often consists of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.


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 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.


Two sentences written as one and is usually seperated by a comma?

When two sentences are written as one and seperated by a comma, they are called a run-on or fused sentence.