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What is one way to fix the following comma splice?
The box office was closed, but a kind theater attendant let us in.
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.
When you use a comma to join two independent clauses that can stand alone as sentences you have created an?
comma splice
What is the difference between a run on and a comma splice?
A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses are connected without proper punctuation or conjunctions. A comma splice, on the other hand, happens when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with a comma but without a coordinating conjunction. Both errors result in choppy or confusing sentences.
What is one way to fix the following comma splice?
The box office was closed, but a kind theater attendant let us in.
When two complete sentences are joined by a comma?
It's called a run-on comma splice.
What are two kinds of run-on sentences?
fused & comma splice
Two kinds of run on sentences?
fused & comma splice
Which sentences below is incorrect and contains a comma splice?
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by just a comma without a coordinating conjunction. To identify the incorrect sentence, look for one that has two complete thoughts separated only by a comma. If you provide the sentences in question, I can help you identify the one with the comma splice.
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.
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.
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.
When you use a comma to join two independent clauses that can stand alone as sentences you have created an?
comma splice
What is the difference between a run on and a comma splice?
A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses are connected without proper punctuation or conjunctions. A comma splice, on the other hand, happens when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with a comma but without a coordinating conjunction. Both errors result in choppy or confusing sentences.
What is the best definition of a comma splice?
Using a comma to join independent clauses that could stand alone as sentences
