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Vcolts Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Connecting two complete sentences with a comma
Ex:
"Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey."
The above connects two complete sentences with a comma. I am assuming that it's grammatically wrong (strictly formal writing wise?).
"Happiness is not a destination, it's a journey."
The above connects two complete sentences with a comma. I am assuming that it's grammatically wrong (strictly formal writing wise?).
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Hi, Yes, this is a run-on sentence because you haven't used correct punctuation. There are two independent clauses joined improperly, and this comma splice should be fixed. These, then, seem reasonable to me: Happiness is not a destination but a journey.
- Hi, Yes, this is a run-on sentence because you haven't used correct punctuation.
- There are two independent clauses joined improperly, and this comma splice should be fixed.
- These, then, seem reasonable to me: Happiness is not a destination but a journey.
- Happiness is not a destination; it's a journey.
- Happiness is not a destination—it's a journey.
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Hi,
Yes, this is a run-on sentence because you haven't used correct punctuation.
There are two independent clauses joined improperly, and this comma splice should be fixed.
These, then, seem reasonable to me:
Happiness is not a destination but a journey.
Happiness is not a destination; it's a journey.
Happiness is not a destination—it's a journ
Yes, this is a run-on sentence because you haven't used correct punctuation.
There are two independent clauses joined improperly, and this comma splice should be fixed.
These, then, seem reasonable to me:
Happiness is not a destination but a journey.
Happiness is not a destination; it's a journey.
Happiness is not a destination—it's a journ
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