Comma Splice Example

An example of a comma splice is where you have a comma between two independent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction (and, but, nor, or, etc.). 

Comma Splice Example: The monkey ate the bananas, he didn’t stop until he ate the entire bunch. 

Both halves of the sentence are independent clauses.  In other words, they can both be sentences.

Ways to correct a comma splice.

Add a coordinating conjunction. 

The monkey ate the bananas, but he didn’t stop until he ate the entire bunch.

Replace the comma with a period and start a new sentence.

The monkey ate the bananas.  He didn’t stop until he ate the entire bunch.

Replace the comma with a semicolon.

The monkey ate the bananas; he didn’t stop until he ate the entire bunch. 

As you can see, comma splices are easy to avoid if you find ways to change the sentence to make it correct. 

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