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The comma splice can usually be observed in its native habitat: the run-on sentence. A comma splice happens when someone tries to "fix" a run-on sentence by throwing a comma in there to break things up.
Run-on sentence: Today I went to the zoo and saw the monkeys and elephants and penguins and I had an awesome time it was really great and I ate popcorn there too.
Run-on sentence that has been "fixed" with a comma splice: Today I went to the zoo and saw monkeys and elephants and I had an awesome time, it was really great and I ate popcorn there too.
Proper fix: Today I went to the zoo to see the monkeys, elephants, and penguins. I ate popcorn there, too. It was really great; and I had an awesome time.
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What is the difference between a comma modifier and a comma splice?
What is a comma splice?
What is the difference between a run on and a comma splice?
The difference between a run on and a comma splice is that a run on just keeps going and a comma splice is when you use a comma incorrectly
In a grammatical sense when is a comma splice used?
A comma splice is such a comma, when it collects two independent clauses are connected by only a comma. The following example illustrates a comma splice: the job is hard, get some rest.
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).
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).
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 a comma splice?
A comma splice is the attempt to join two independent clauses with a comma without a coordinating conjunction. For example, "She walked the dog last night, today she fed it."
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.
Is this sentence a comma splice run-on or a fragment sentence- The girl in front of you who appeared to be 19 was attempting to buy beer?
Comma Splice Run-on sentence.
What word means two independent clauses that are joined with a comma only?
Comma-splice
What is an example of a compound sentence with two independent clauses joined by a comma and but?
comma splice
