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comma splice
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two independent clauses joined by a comma:
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Bad example: She always liked a
walk in the afternoon, one day she was just walking along as usual ...
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Better: She always like a walk in
the afternoon. One day she was just walking along as usual ...
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run-on sentences
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one or more independent clauses written together as one
sentence without appropriate joining mechanisms (see markers)
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Bad example: She felt very hungry
her mother called her in for tea but she didn't come her mother was very worried.
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Better: She felt very hungry. Her
mother called her in for tea, but she did not come. Her mother was very worried.
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incomplete sentences
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a dependant clause standing alone as a sentence
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Bad example: Because Kelly never
misses her tea.
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Better: Her mother was very
worried, because Kelly never misses her tea.
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