Questions on comma splices.
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The vocative case and comma splices
I've been trying to find an answer to this question for some time, and have finally decided to... well, buck up some courage and ask.
In sentences like these two
"Hello, Mary, how are you?"
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Do these sentences contain comma splices? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is a comma splice?
My girlfriend wants me to correct her fan-fiction, and to me it looks fine stylistically, but I wonder if some of the sentences are technically ...
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Is this a comma splice: <Independent clause>, I know
Examples:
It's cold, I know.
She's awesome, I know.
Are these comma splices? If not, what is the name of the I know clause?
Is there a name for the whole structure?
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Is this comma splice? [closed]
Running outdoors burns about five percent more calories than running on a tread mill, in part because there is greater wind resistance outdoors.
Apparently this is correct and there is no comma ...
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Comma splices and fragments in novels
I have noticed that many authors incorporate the use of fragments and comma splices in their novels. Given that this is acceptable practice in a novel, is it acceptable to use a comma splice or a ...
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Comma Splice? “I'm curious, what is the time?”
I asked a question earlier regarding alternative ways of structuring indirect questions
(please refer to this link).
Forgive me if I'm over analyzing this, but I never write sentences like this so ...
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Is it a splice comma if an interjection-phrase is involved?
It's certainly poor style, if not actually wrong, to join independent clauses with a comma when a semicolon or other punctuation would have sufficed. But interjections are usually offset from other ...
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What is a comma splice?
Is this a comma splice? What makes a sentence a comma splice?
Being left at the altar on her wedding
day, Pamela became furious.
