The teacher was angry. The students were too loud. I think he's in love, he acts so weird now. I think he's in love. He acts so weird now. She was sad when the cat ran away, she doesn't want to get a new one. She was sad when the cat ran away. She doesn't want to get a new one. We went to the store, we bought milk. We went the to the store. We bought milk. I often walk the dogs on the beach, they love splashing in the waves.
I often walk the dogs on the beach. They love splashing in the waves. I can't wait to go on vacation, it will be hot and sunny. I can't wait to go on vacation. It will be hot and sunny. I love going to the movies, for it's so fun. She took the boy's cookies away and that was mean. This example also has a comma splice that needs correction. The correct sentence would be if comma splice in the underlined second clause is replaced with a semi-colon. This is what we have arrived at with all our vaunted progress , our great technological advances, our great wealth—everyone goes about with a burden of anxiety so enormous that, in the end, our stomachs and our arteries and our skins express the tension under which we live….
In this excerpt, after the underlined first clause, the comma splice can be removed by adding a semi-colon, because all the clauses are inter-related. Comma splices are just like run-on sentences , as they incorrectly join independent clauses. Writers only use them to connect long independent clauses within a sentence. They should avoid using them, and use periods, conjunctions, or semi-colons instead.
Did you notice that this group of words can stand by itself as a complete sentence? They are marsupials. This group of words can also stand by itself as a complete sentence. I am not angry with you, I am not happy with you, either. One way to fix a comma splice is to add a conjunction immediately after the comma. I am not angry with you, but I am not happy with you, either. Unlike commas, semicolons are strong enough to glue two independent clauses together.
I am not angry with you ; I am not happy with you, either. If you decide to use a semicolon, make sure there is a close, logical connection between the two independent clauses.
I am not angry with you. Here is a simple example of a comma splice: I completed my essay, I have not submitted it. It occurs when you join two complete sentences without any punctuation mark at all: I completed my essay I have not submitted it.
Fixing a run-on sentence is no different from fixing a comma splice. Some Basic Definitions The grammatical term for a group of words that can stand on its own as a complete sentence is independent clause. How to Fix a Comma Splice Here are four straightforward ways to solve the comma splice problem. Solution 1: Use a period. The two sentences may sound a bit abrupt placed one after the other, but at least they will be grammatical: I completed my essay.
I have not submitted it. I completed my English essay. Now I must go to the library and begin research at once on my fifteen-page History term paper.
Solution 2: Use a semi-colon. If you want a simple solution to the comma splice, but you prefer to encapsulate your two ideas in one sentence rather than two, then use a semi-colon rather than a period: I completed my essay; I have not submitted it. In particular, when the relation between the two clauses is one of sequence-either a sequence in time or a logical sequence-then a semi-colon is just what you need: I completed my English essay; next I will tackle my History essay.
Solution 3: Use a coordinating conjunction. The coordinating conjunction but compactly conveys this sense of the unexpected or contradictory: I completed my essay, but I have not submitted it. In all, there are seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet They cover the most basic kinds of logical relationships that can exist between two separate ideas.
Solution 4: Use a subordinating conjunction. We can use the subordinating conjunction although to solve our comma splice problem, and we can do so in two distinct ways I completed my essay, although I have not submitted it. Although I completed my essay, I have not submitted it. Here are a few of the more common ones: while, although, because, if, since, unless, whether, when, why, as, before, after, if, whether, that, once How Not to Fix a Comma Splice Never try to join two sentences with a comma followed by a conjunctive adverb.
The most common form this error takes involves joining two sentences with the word however : I completed my essay, however I have not submitted it.
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