Separate independent clauses (clauses that can stand alone as complete sentences) with either a semicolon or a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction ("and," "or," "but"), but not a comma alone.
A dependent clause cannot stand alone.
Comma splices occur when you try to connect two clauses that could stand alone as a sentence.
An independent clause is a statement that can stand alone.
A subordinate clause (also known as a dependent clause) has a subject and verb but can't stand alone as a sentence.
Splice Girls, and Boys "Comma splice" is a term used for the linking of two independent clauses — that is, grammatical units that contain a subject and a verb and could stand alone as sentences — with a comma.
"Comma splice" is a term used for the linking of two independent clauses -- that is, grammatical units that contain a subject and a verb and could stand alone as sentences -- with a comma.
Both struggle to stand alone.
This does genuinely stand alone.
U.S.D.A. does not stand alone.
