Comma Splice

There are many reasons to visit Greece, the beaches are lovely and the people are friendly.

• Fine

• Comma splice

I can not afford a house in London, so I am moving to Sunderland.

• Fine

• Comma splice

The computer in my room is old, but the carpet is ancient.

• Fine

• Comma splice

Given the lack of understanding among the general public, it is not surprising that many people are guilty of using the comma splice.

• Fine

• Comma splice

What are 3 ways you can fix a comma splice?

• Replace the comma with a period

• Capitalize all of the pronouns

• Reword the entire sentece

• Replace the comma with a semicolon

• Keep the comma and add a conjunction (and, but, etc.)

I like iced coffee in the winter, I don't drink hot coffee fast enough.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

All I wanted to do when I woke up was go right back to bed, I didn't think going to work would make my mood better.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

Reading isn't something I like to do, the books that we read in school I am just not interested in.

• The sentence is fine

• A comma splice is present

Fix the following sentence that has a comma splice: The car needed an oil change, there just wasn't enough time in the day to go to the autobody shop.

Fix the following sentence that has a comma splice: My mom is taking me out to dinner, I think I will order the salmon.