A comma splice is a run-on with a comma where the two independent clauses run together.” So here’s a run-on sentence: “I was a beautiful day they wanted to go to the beach.” ...

(INCORRECT! COMMA SPLICE!) CORRECT: The table is set, and the dinner is ready. Greg wanted to go to a movie, but Janice did not. 2. Introductory subordinate clauses and prepositional phrases receive ...

The comma splice is unnecessary; a brief pause between two related thoughts can be accomplished by a semicolon like the one in this sentence. A full stop separates two thoughts more cleanly.

Despite this, I still have many bêtes noires, and one of those is the comma splice. A comma splice is when you join two independent clauses with a comma and no conjunction.

Examples that Strunk and White give of suitable, indeed appropriate, uses of the comma splice are “man proposes, God disposes” and “here today, gone tomorrow”. Is that then the rule?

A comma splice is the use of a comma, instead of a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon, between the two independent clauses of a compound sentence. If the comma is left out, a second grammatical ...

The comma splice is an American invention.” I’m no expert on British grammar, so I consulted M.R. Amherst Lock, the head of English at London’s Harrow School, who certainly is an authority.