Two sentences or independent clauses that are incorrectly joined by a comma.
Ex: The internet has made the world smaller, you can meet people from anywhere.
Four options for comma splice revision:
- Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, or, for, nor, so, yet, but).
Ex: The internet has made the world smaller, so you can meet people from anywhere. - Use a semicolon.
Ex: The internet has made the world smaller; you can meet people from anywhere. - Make the clauses into separate sentences.
Ex: The internet has made the world smaller. You can use it to meet people from anywhere. - Revise the sentence.
Ex: The internet has made the world smaller, making it possible to meet people from everywhere.
