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Notice, too, the inclusion of the necessary comma after “doctors.” Now a comma splice has been made into a concise, grammatically correct sentence. | Notice, too, the inclusion of the necessary comma after “doctors.” Now a comma splice has been made into a concise, grammatically correct sentence. | ||
--- | A comma cannot, by itself, connect two main clauses; the clauses must either form separate sentences or be joined by a coordinating conjunction. | ||
Another way to fix a comma splice is to replace the comma with a co-ordinating conjunction such as ( and,but,or,for,yet,nor,or so). | |||
: The little girl went to the store, for she was going to grocerries for her mother. | |||
You can replace the comma with a subordinating conjunction (after, although, before, unless, as, because, even though, if, since, until, when, while). | |||
: The baby was crying because she was hungry. | |||
Replacing the comma with a semi-colon and transitional word like however, moreover, on the other hand, nevertheless, instead, also, therefore, consequently, otherwise, as a result). | |||
: The little girl went to the store; as a result,she needed to buy grocerries for her mother. | |||
But as you see you can only use the semi-colon before the transitional word, and a comma after the transtitonal word. | |||
Works Citied | |||
Buckley, Joanne. Fit to Print: The Canadian Student’s Guide to Essay Writing. Toronto: Harcourt Brace & Company, Canada, 1998. | |||
The Department of English, University of Victoria, 1995 | |||
[[Composition FAQ]] | [[Composition FAQ]] | ||
[[Category:Composition|Comma]] | [[Category:Composition|Comma]] | ||