comma splice
English
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Noun
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I went to the store, I got a loaf of bread. |
comma splice (plural comma splices)
- (grammar) Two independent clauses combined into a run-on sentence with only a comma between them.
Usage notes
[edit]- In English, the use of a comma splice is generally considered to be an error. It is better to separate two related sentences with a semicolon, to join them with a conjunction, or to write two separate sentences.