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'' But you were still being disrespectful to the staff team, you had 7 warning points at the time, and one more warning point would have gotten you banned.''

Is the comma between 'team' and 'you' inappropriate because the saying, '' You had 7 warning points at the time'', can start a sentence on it's own?
Or is it correct because the line that says, '' you had 7 warning points at the time'', counts as extra info, so commas are appropriate to use?

Sorry, I'm bad at English.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

AnonymousSorry, I'm bad at English.

A misplaced comma is hardly a sign of being bad at English. Native speakers do it all the time.

AnonymousIs the comma between 'team' and 'you' inappropriate because the saying, '' You had 7 warning points at the time'', can start a sentence on it's own?

You are right: it is a comma-splice error. It should read:

But you were still being disrespectful to the staff team. You had 7 warning points at the time, and one more warning point would have gotten you banned.

Or you could use a semicolon instead.

Anonymous · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

So instead of using a dot and separate it into two sentences, I can use semicolon instead to keep it in one sentence?

Mister Micawber · Answer

That is not a dot; it is a full stop or a period; but yes.

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