Comma splice is the error of joining two independent clauses with nothing but a comma.
Comma splice has two main forms -
1). Run on sentence joined by a comma alone. (Run on sentences are independent clauses that have not been joined correctly).
e.g - Some gourmets like the new French cooking, others find it dull. - incorrect - comma splice run-on.
2). Run on sentence joined by a comma and a word that is not a coordinating conjunction.
e.g - Some gourmets like the new French cooking, however, others find it dull. - incorrect - comma splice run-on.
There are 4 ways to revise a run on sentence.
1). Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
e.g - Some gourmets like the new French cooking, but others find it dull. - Correct
2). Make the clauses into seperate sentences.
e.g - Some gourmets like the new French cooking. Others find it dull. - Correct
3). Restructure the sentence i.e convert an independent clause to subordinate/dependent clause.
e.g - Although some gourmets like the new French cooking, others find it dull. - Correct
4). Use a semicolon.
e.g -
Some gourmets like the new French cooking; others find it dull. - Correct
OR
Some gourmets like the new French cooking; however, others find it dull. - Correct.
OG 10th - Ques number 10 - Example of Comma splice run-on.
10. However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
(A) However much United States voters may agree that
(E) There is agreement among United States voters that
A is the correct answer.
E - incorrect
E starts with an independent rather than a subordinate clause i.e
(There is agreement among United States voters that there is waste in
government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means)
and
separates its two independent clauses with a comma hence creates a run-on sentence.
There is agreement among United States voters that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means -- Independent clause
It is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state. -- Independent clause