Clauses with dashes and comma splice.
I didn’t like the movie, it was way too long (comma splice)
His staff has been hired and his campaign is ready - everything is in place. (correct)
His staff has been hired and his campaign is ready- it was hard work.
Does the last example still represent a comma splice. If the 'it' clause comes at the end of the sentence and is separated with a dash acting as extra information.
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The problem with dashes is that the rules for their use are not well defined. The reader often doesn't know what the writer's intended meaning is, and is left guessing what better punctuation might be Clive.
- The problem with dashes is that the rules for their use are not well defined.
- The reader often doesn't know what the writer's intended meaning is, and is left guessing what better punctuation might be Clive.
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The problem with dashes is that the rules for their use are not well defined. The reader often doesn't know what the writer's intended meaning is, and is left guessing what better punctuation might be
Clive.
0panda blue 483His staff has been hired and his campaign is ready — everything is in place. (correct)
His staff has been hired and his campaign is ready — it was hard work.
In my opinion neither of these is a good use of the dash.
panda blue 483Does the last example still represent a comma splice
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