Comma splices happen when the writer strings
independent clauses together with commas. This mistake blurs the
distinctions between separate acts and creates a runny effect:
Susan didn't have time to write Ronald last
night, she was too busy working, instead of writing letters she was
struggling with a tax form.
You could separate this sentence into three
independent clauses, each with its subject and verb:
Susan didn't have time to write Ronald last
night. She was too busy working. Instead of writing letters, she was
struggling with a tax form.
Or you could make one sentence a subordinate
clause:
Susan didn't have time to write Ronald last
night because she was too busy working. Instead of writing letters, she
was struggling with a tax form.
Or you could use a semicolon in place of a comma:
Susan didn't have time to write Ronald last
night; she was too busy working. Instead of....
Or you could edit the three sentences into a
single idea:
Susan didn't have time to write Ronald a
letter last night because she was struggling with a tax form.
Sentence Fragments
Comma Splices
Run-on Sentences
Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers
Subject-Verb Agreement
Split Infinitives
Which, That, It, and Of
Semi-colons and Colons
Apostrophes
His and Her
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