English Language GCSE
Comma Splice
What Comma Splice means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Comma Splice
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Reference: OCR
An error where two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma.
Topics that use Comma Splice
Related terms
- Colloquialism
- Contraction
- Independent Clause
- Standard English
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Ambitious Punctuation
Using Comma Splice in the exam
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