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Futurehuman11 Posted 18 years ago
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Is this sentence an example of comma splice? Why or why not?
"He would lose the competition, he was certain that he would lose it, and the certainty grew as each day passed."
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" No, it's OK because of the 'and', which makes it like a list. eg He cleaned his teeth, he washed his face, and he combed his hair. Clive
- " No, it's OK because of the 'and', which makes it like a list.
- eg He cleaned his teeth, he washed his face, and he combed his hair.
- Clive
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Hi,
"He would lose the competition, he was certain that he would lose it, and the certainty grew as each day passed."
No, it's OK because of the 'and', which makes it like a list.
eg He cleaned his teeth, he washed his face, and he combed his hair.
Clive
"He would lose the competition, he was certain that he would lose it, and the certainty grew as each day passed."
No, it's OK because of the 'and', which makes it like a list.
eg He cleaned his teeth, he washed his face, and he combed his hair.
Clive
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