Editing and Revising Sentences

Walking down the street.

The street.

Down the street.

Walking street.

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;

!

,

doesn't

don't

do not

doesn't like

forget

start

skip

complete

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

A comma splice is a grammatical error that occurs when a comma is used instead of a semicolon.

A comma splice is a type of sentence fragment.

A comma splice is a punctuation mark used to separate items in a list.

Sentence 4

Sentence 2

Sentence 3

Sentence 1

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;

!

.

They am going to the park.

They is going to the park.

They are going to the park.

They be going to the park.

eats

sleeps

sits

flies

Use a colon to join the two independent clauses.

Remove the comma and leave the two independent clauses as separate sentences.

Use a comma to separate the two independent clauses.

Use one of the following methods: 1. Use a period to separate the two independent clauses into separate sentences. 2. Use a semicolon to join the two independent clauses. 3. Use a coordinating conjunction after the comma to connect the two independent clauses.