Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Comma Splice Error and Solutions


Comma Splice Errors

You can put wings on a pig, you don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #1 – Make a Compound Sentence by adding a FANBOY (Coordinating Conjunction)
You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #2 – Make a Complex Sentence using a subordinating conjunction
If you can put wings on a pig, you don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #3 – Make two separate sentences
You can put wings on a pig.  You don’t make it an eagle.

Solution #4 – Join the two ideas with a semicolon.
You can put wings on a pig; you don’t make it an eagle.





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