Comma Splices Flashcard

A comma splice is a grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma.

Joining two independent clauses with a comma instead of using a coordinating conjunction or separating them into separate sentences.

C) I love to write; I have a blog.

A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

A) I went to the store, I bought some groceries.

An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate.

A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause.

You can correct a comma splice by using a semicolon, adding a coordinating conjunction, or separating the clauses into two sentences.

A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two independent clauses, such as 'and', 'but', 'or', 'nor', 'for', 'so', and 'yet'.

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.