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    Two common writing errors are comma splices and run-on sentences. A comma splice occurs when independent clauses are joined only with a comma, while a run-on sentence contains two or more independent clauses that are improperly connected or should be separate sentences. The document provides examples of comma splices and notes that a run-on sentence is defined by its structure, not length.

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    Two common writing errors are comma splices and run-on sentences. A comma splice occurs when independent clauses are joined only with a comma, while a run-on sentence contains two or more independent clauses that are improperly connected or should be separate sentences. The document provides examples of comma splices and notes that a run-on sentence is defined by its structure, not length.

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    Avoiding Errors in Writing

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    Two common writing errors are comma splices and run-on sentences. A comma splice occurs when independent clauses are joined only with a comma, while a run-on sentence contains two or more independent clauses that are improperly connected or should be separate sentences. The document provides examples of comma splices and notes that a run-on sentence is defined by its structure, not length.

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    AVOIDING

    ERRORS IN
    WRITING
    A comma splice error occurs when
    sentences or independent clauses are
    improperly connected by a comma
    alone. Examples of Comma Splice
    Errors: The clouds were dark, we
    thought it would rain. I bought a coat,
    however, it did not fit.
    A run-on sentence is made up of two
    or more independent clauses that
    are not joined correctly or which
    should be made into separate
    sentences. A run-on sentence is
    defined by its grammatical structure,
    not its length.
    https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/
    grammar/syntax-conventions-of-standard-
    english/fragments-and-run-ons/e/recognizing-
    run-ons-and-comma-splices

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