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hela
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 Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: comma splice |
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Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me what is a comma splice? May I have some examples, please?
Kind regards,
Hela |
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Harmony
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Wow! Hela has finally asked an easy question! 
Here you go -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice
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A comma splice is a punctuation error in which a comma with no conjunction joins two independent clauses. For example:
It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark.
There are several acceptable ways to correct this:
* Change the comma to a semicolon:
It is nearly half past five; we cannot reach town before dark.
* Write the two clauses as two separate sentences:
It is nearly half past five. We cannot reach town before dark.
* Insert a coordinate conjunction following the comma:
It is nearly half past five, and we cannot reach town before dark.
* Make one clause dependent on the other:
As it is nearly half past five, we cannot reach the town before dark.
Simply removing the comma does not correct the error; it results in a run-on sentence.
Commas are sometimes acceptable when the clauses are short and alike in form, such as:
The gate swung apart, the bridge fell, the portcullis was drawn up. |
For further explanation: ttp://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/commasplice.html
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hela
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| Thanks Harmony |
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