{"id":421,"date":"2010-11-07T22:32:59","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T14:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2010-11-09T13:32:35","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T05:32:35","slug":"common-errors-with-commas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shirleytaylor.com\/blog\/common-errors-with-commas\/","title":{"rendered":"Common errors with commas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In my last post, I mentioned how important it was to get commas and full stops in the right place, and I promised this time I’d mention some common errors with commas. Here’s something that I call the ‘Comma splice’. I hope you find it useful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A comma splice is when a comma is used between two main clauses where really a comma is not enough. Take a look at this example:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>      It was great to see you last week, thanks for your hospitality.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is not correct. What we have here are two full sentences, two complete thoughts, so that comma in the middle should be a full stop:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>      It was great to see you last week. Thanks for your hospitality.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another clue here is the word ‘Thanks’, which will always be the first word of a sentence. Unless it follows a conjunction like ‘and’, ‘so’, ‘but’, etc, as we see here:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>      It was great to see you last week, and thanks for your hospitality.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some more examples of this comma splice and how they should be corrected:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wrong:  I ordered more disks, they will be delivered next week.                    <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Right:    I ordered more disks, and they will be delivered next week.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Or:        I ordered more disks. They will be delivered next week.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wrong:  Please look into this immediately, I need your report
\n\t              by 28 November.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Right:    Please look into this immediately. I need your report
\n\t              by 28 November.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Or:        Please look into this immediately and let me have your report
\n\t             <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>by 28 November.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wrong:  We<\/i> have removed clause 9, this is because of current market
\n\t              conditions.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Right:     We have removed clause 9 because of current market
\n\t               conditions.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>Or: <\/span>         We have removed clause 9. This is because of current market
\n\t               conditions.<\/i><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" Tip: Read sentences out loud to hear the pace and rhythm.
\n\tThis will help you get the punctuation in the right place.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Next time: More common errors with commas: Fused sentences.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

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