Joining 2 independent clauses with a mere comma is frowned upon by English teachers and editors; such clauses need something stronger: a semi-colon, as just shown in this sentence.
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.
A compound sentence becomes a comma splice when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined together with just a comma, without a coordinating conjunction or proper punctuation. This creates a run-on sentence where the two ideas are not properly connected.
Fragments are incomplete sentences that lack a subject or verb. Run-ons are two or more independent clauses incorrectly joined together without proper punctuation or conjunctions. Comma splices occur when two independent clauses are incorrectly connected with a comma instead of a conjunction or appropriate punctuation.
Yes. two independent clauses can be joined by a conjunction.
When two independent clauses are joined together correctly, they form a compound sentence. This means that the clauses are able to stand alone as separate sentences but are joined by a coordinating conjunction (like "and," "but," or "or") or a semicolon.
Using a comma to join independent clauses that could stand alone as sentences
A semicolon (;)
Seperate independent clauses when they are joined by verbs.
yes
This is known as a comma splice. It is considered a punctuation error as it incorrectly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction or appropriate punctuation. To correct a comma splice, you can either use a semicolon, separate the clauses into two sentences, or add a coordinating conjunction like "and," "but," or "or."
Comma-splice
You have described a "complex" sentence. - Simple sentence = An independent clause. - Compound sentence = Two independent clauses joined with a conjunction. - Complex sentence = An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses.