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  1. The comma splice is a fairly common error in written English. It occurs when a writer joins two independent clauses with a comma and nothing else. Several well-known writers use comma splices in their writing, and some cultures readily admit the comma splice as standard usage.

  2. Writing Algebraic Expressions: Worksheets with Answers. Whether you want a homework, some cover work, or a lovely bit of extra practise, this is the place for you. And best of all they all (well, most!) come with answers.

  3. Comma splices and fused sentences are common punctuation pattern errors that are easily corrected. A comma splice (CS) or a fused sentence (FS) occurs when two independent clauses, or two complete sentences, are incorrectly connected. Grammar Review.

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  4. COMMA SPLICES. A comma splice results when two independent clauses (complete sentences) are incorrectly joined or "spliced" with a comma. Remember, each clause must have a subject and a verb; each clause must express a complete thought. COMMA SPLICES:

  5. Writing worksheets: fixing comma splices. A comma splice is the use of a comma without a conjunction to join two independent clauses; it is one of the most common grammatical mistakes. These worksheets provide practice fixing comma splices.

  6. Comma Splice. Occurs in a compound or compound complex sentence when two independent clauses (complete sentences) are joined by only a comma (,) instead of a semicolon (;) a comma and a coordinating conjunction (fanboys: for, and, nor, but, or yet, so), or a subordinator (dependent word).

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  8. Some people use the term “run-on sentence” to refer both to fused sentences and comma splices. These two terms refer to two different errors. Definition: A comma splice is a comma that joins (splices) two independent clauses. A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb. A fused sentence (http://www.grammar-worksheets.com ...