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comma splice

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comma splice
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Realizing that the metamorphosis between the minimally competent writer (using comma splices and fused clauses) to the maximally competent writer, using sparkling participial phrases and compact appositives could be theoretically placed on a continuum of linguistic maturity, I decided to give the techniques of combining general semantics index numbers, showing a progression from least desirable to most desirable.
English grammar programs identify most run-on sentences as comma splices, wherein two independent clauses are connected only by a comma.
And we're not just talking about finding misspellings or comma splices here.
 
 
 
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