37.1 Editing Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

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37.1 Editing Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Comma splices and fused sentences are such common problems that many sites exist for recognizing and revising them. Here are just a few sites with exercises and advice:

Guide to Grammar and Writing
This site has information and exercises on sentence fragments.
Writer’s Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
From this page, click on the Grammar Handbook link, then scroll down to the Fused Sentences, Run-ons, and Comma Splices link under Common Usage Problems.
Writer’s Guide, The University of Victoria
“Some Things to Avoid” directs you to more help fixing comma splices and fused sentences.
The Grammar Gym, Virginia Tech
Here, you can get a “workout” on comma splices and fused sentences (run-ons).

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