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Comma splices
Sentence Practice 2
Identify each sentence as containing a comma splice or no comma splice.
1 .
In 1966, the Surgeon General announced that cigarettes were harmful to health.
Comma splice
No comma splice
2 .
Many smokers who heard the announcement now knew that the habit was deadly, their friends and families asked them to quit.
Comma splice
No comma splice
3 .
Twenty years after the first announcement, smokers were told that they were also endangering everyone in their vicinity.
Comma splice
No comma splice
4 .
As pressure to ban smoking in public places grew, some smokers fought back, they said that they had rights, too.
Comma splice
No comma splice
5 .
In the new health-conscious climate, however, this cause was decidedly unpopular.
Comma splice
No comma splice
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