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Jenny knew about actual prison sentence of 120 hours, John told her that by himself. John was drunken and hit Jim, he admits his guilt.
Is this correct? or do I need to re-phrase it?
Is this correct? or do I need to re-phrase it?
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Jenny knew about the actual prison sentence of 120 hours, (comma splice) John told her that by himself. John was drunk and hit Jim, (comma splice) he admits his guilt. A comma splice is an error where you put a comma, not a semicolon or a full stop, between two main clauses.
- Jenny knew about the actual prison sentence of 120 hours, (comma splice) John told her that by himself.
- John was drunk and hit Jim, (comma splice) he admits his guilt.
- A comma splice is an error where you put a comma, not a semicolon or a full stop, between two main clauses.
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Jenny knew about the actual prison sentence of 120 hours, (comma splice) John told her that by himself. John was drunk and hit Jim, (comma splice) he admits his guilt.
A comma splice is an error where you put a comma, not a semicolon or a full stop, between two main clauses.
A comma splice is an error where you put a comma, not a semicolon or a full stop, between two main clauses.
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