Avoid the comma splice

Don’t use a comma to join two independent clauses without a conjunction. An independent clause can function as a standalone sentence because it has its own subject and verb.

To fix a comma splice, you can:

• Replace the comma with a semicolon to show that the two parts of the sentence are closely related,
• Replace the comma with a period to create two separate sentences.
• Add a coordinating or subordinating conjunction (e.g., “and,” “although”) to indicate the relationship between the clauses or to emphasize one of them.

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