| Comma Splice |
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It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark. There are several acceptable ways to correct this:
It is nearly half past five; we cannot reach town before dark. It is nearly half past five. We cannot reach town before dark. It is nearly half past five, and we cannot reach town before dark. As it is nearly half past five, we cannot reach the town before dark. Simply removing the comma does not correct the error; it results in a Run-on Sentence . Commas are sometimes acceptable when the clauses are short and alike in form, such as: The gate swung apart, the bridge fell, the portcullis was drawn up. (Examples adapted from the online 1918 edition of '' The Elements Of Style .)'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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