ACT Preparation / Unit 1 ACT 0013 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Comma Splice
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The idea
A comma splice joins two complete sentences with a comma alone. A comma marks a pause; it cannot hold two independent clauses together.
In practice
"The tide came in fast, the children ran for the dunes." Each side is a complete sentence.
Where people slip
Read each side of the comma alone. If both stand, the comma needs a conjunction or a replacement.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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