Chapter 46: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
CHAPTER 46Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
CONNECT: When might you choose to use a comma splice for a particular effect? 2a, 46a
CREATE: Keep a log of the comma splices you see in a day on social networking platforms that you use regularly, and note the context of each one.
REFLECT: Write or record a reflection about when comma splices seem appropriate and when they are distracting.
WRITERS SOMETIMES USE comma splices for special effect in fiction or essays and especially in advertising or on bumper stickers, where they can give slogans a catchy rhythm: Dogs have owners, cats have staff.