Handbook Entry

Comma Splices: A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses.The simplest way to revise comma splices is to separate them into two sentences.
Example from the book:
(Original) My mother spends long hours every spring tilling the soil and moving manure, this part of gardening is nauseating.
(Revised) My mother spends long hours every spring tilling the soil and moving manure. This part of gardening is nauseating.
Example from my paper:
(Original) Matt and Susan pull up and park, the whole family goes outside to greet them.
(Revised) Matt and Susan pull up and park. The whole family goes outside to greet them.

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