comma splice

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virgül ek yeri
Englisch - Englisch
Two independent clauses strung together with a comma in between

Example: I went to the store, I got a loaf of bread.

The error of trying to link two independent clauses with nothing but a comma
incorrect use of a comma to connect ("splice" together) two complete thoughts Ex : I go to school, my brother stays home
Two sentences are joined by a comma instead of separated by a period or a semi-colon This is closely related to the run-on sentence If you have a sentence that has two full sets of subjects and verbs, you may want to separate them into two sentences One long sentence is difficult to read and it loses it fluency
A comma splice occurs when two separate independent sentences are joined with only a comma For example, the following sentence contains a comma splice: It is a warm and sunny day, the children want to play outside
An error created when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma 16a-d
when you join two sentences with a comma, you have created a writing error called a comma splice; comma splices can be fixed with a semi-colon, a comma with a conjunction, or a period and a capital: Incorrect: That cat is a Persian, her name is Cleopatra Correct: That cat is a Persian; her name is Cleopatra Correct: That cat is a Persian, and her name is Cleopatra Correct: That cat is a Persian Her name is Cleopatra Sometimes a comma splice can be fixed by making one of the clauses dependent: Incorrect: I waited in line for tickets to the Dave Matthews Band concert, a storm broke out and it began to rain Correct: As I waited in line for tickets to the Dave Matthews Band concert, a storm broke out and it began to rain The word as makes the first clause dependent

Relevante Übersetzungen

comma splices
plural form of comma splice
comma splice

    Silbentrennung

    com·ma splice

    Türkische aussprache

    kämı splays

    Aussprache

    /ˈkämə ˈsplīs/ /ˈkɑːmə ˈsplaɪs/
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