comma splice

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Commas are probably the most abused punctuation mark in English today, and probably the most overused, too. Here are a few tips to make them easier to use correctly. Commas separate parts of a sentence: Don’t leave out commas from your writing. They represent the pauses in speech, and give readers a chance to take […]

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Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of work that shows severe problems with sentence structure. Whether in fiction or non-fiction, it’s almost as if the writers do not understand what a sentence is. For example: An analysis of survey results conducted by GHI concluded that different groups of consumers face different kinds of challenges, this […]