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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Help with comma's

Could you inform me if the following two sentences are all comma splices?

1. Dr. Matteson, speaking as head of the hospitals medical council.

2. The new drug proved to be highly effective, it has no side effects.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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The 1st example is not a sentence unless you said 1. Mr. Matteson, speaking as head of the hospital medical council, is a doctor I think the 2nd example is OK though.

— Whl626

  • The 1st example is not a sentence unless you said 1.
  • Mr.
  • Matteson, speaking as head of the hospital medical council, is a doctor I think the 2nd example is OK though.
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The 1st example is not a sentence unless you said

1. Mr. Matteson, speaking as head of the hospital medical council, is a doctor
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The second example is indeed a comma-splice - but the point is that comma splices are NOT all right. Comma-splicing is BAD. Don't do it. Replace your comma with a period or a semicolon.

Rommie

PS. There is no apostrophe in "commas"
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Thanks for the help and correcting my spelling of commas. Up all night! Burn out ARGH!!
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