The comma splice is one of the most common grammatical errors. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma alone without the coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, so, or yet) that must accompany the comma. A comma splice is a run-on sentence that has a comma but is missing a conjunction.

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Correcting Comma Splices

A comma splice could be corrected by using a period or by coordinating or subordinating the clauses.

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