You burnt the cake she is furious. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0fused sentence<\/em><\/p>\n You burnt the cake, she is furious. \u00a0 \u00a0 comma splice<\/em><\/p>\n Neither the fused sentence nor the comma splice is correct. \u00a0Both are found commonly in everyday writing. \u00a0The comma splice is even found in published writing.<\/p>\n The problem with both the fused sentence and the comma splice is that each produces a run-on sentence.\u00a0A run-on sentence is incorrect. \u00a0A simple way to identify one is that its subject changes or is restated without a semicolon or conjunction in between. There are other punctuation fixes besides the semicolon, but a comma by itself won’t work.<\/p>\n You<\/strong> burnt the cake she<\/strong> is furious. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Subject change from you<\/strong> to she<\/strong>.<\/em> Facing a fused sentence or a comma splice, the same fixes can be used. \u00a0One solution is to add a conjunction before the second subject; another is to use a semicolon.<\/p>\n Fused sentences and comma splices are best gotten rid of. Changing habits always seems easier at the beginning of the school year:)<\/p>\n
\nI<\/strong> went to Bill’s party,\u00a0I<\/strong> had a great time. \u00a0 \u00a0I<\/strong> is restated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\n You burnt the cake, so<\/strong> she is furious.<\/td>\n The conjunction so<\/strong> fixes the sentence.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n You burnt the cake;<\/strong> she is furious.<\/td>\n The semicolon correctly separates the two
\ncomplete thoughts.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\nI went to Bill’s party and<\/strong> I had a great time.<\/td>\n The conjunction and<\/strong>, probably\u00a0overused in writing, corrects the sentence in this case.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n