Posts Tagged: comma splice

Sentence Fragments, Run-On Sentences, and a Comma Splices

  Punctuation errors are easy to make and hard to spot. For some writers, it is especially hard to catch punctuation errors such as sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices. These punctuation errors can really make your writing seem chaotic. A grammar checker can catch these errors some of the time. Better than a

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Comma Rules and Errors

There are 7 essential comma rules to learn. Learn when to use them, when not to use them, and how to avoid comma errors. 7 Comma Rules Comma Rule #1: Use a comma after the penultimate item in a list of three or more items, before “and” or “or” (e.g. an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect).

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