comma splice

I didn't like the movie, it was way too long.

C1: I didn't like the movie. It was way too long C2: I didn't like the movie because it was way too long

what is a comma splice?

Comma splices are similar to run-on sentences because they also incorrectly connect independent clauses. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are connected with only a comma. As with a run-on sentence, there are a few different ways to correct a comma splice. Consider the following sentence and the revised versions that follow it.

My family bakes together nearly every night, we then get to enjoy everything we make together

Correction 1: My family bakes together nearly every night. We then get to enjoy everything we make together. The comma splice has been corrected by breaking the sentence into two separate sentence Correction 2: My family bakes together nearly every night, and we then get to enjoy everything we make together. The comma splice has been corrected by adding a coordinating conjunction and a comma. Correction 3: After my family bakes together nearly every night, we get to enjoy everything we make together. The comma splice has been corrected by adding a subordinating conjunction and a comma.

how to fix a comma splice

Period Semi colon Subordinating conjunction Comma+ coordinating conjuction

coordinating conjuction

and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet.

She and Jerry are getting married in the fall, they didn't want a summer wedding.

c1: She and Jerry are getting married in the fall because they didn't want a summer wedding c2: She and Jerry are getting married in the fall. They didn't want a summer wedding c3: She and Jerry are getting married in the fall; they didn't want a summer wedding.

subordinating conjuction

it provides a necessary transition between the two ideas in the sentence. Ex. because