tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post1054582206653461926..comments2023-09-21T07:44:31.672-06:00Comments on English Skills Blog: *COMPLETE THE SENTENCE*Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-67479181727020650662014-10-31T18:33:18.640-06:002014-10-31T18:33:18.640-06:00Thank you :) I got it after I saw you comment in a...Thank you :) I got it after I saw you comment in another post. So what I should have done instead was to add a conjunction like "because":<br /><br />I always look forward to the fall, because it means my birthday is right around the corner.<br /><br />As you pointed out in the later topic, we shouldn't use comma splice to join two independent sentences.Olena140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-49988652711355495162014-10-17T20:29:12.879-06:002014-10-17T20:29:12.879-06:00A comma splice is a grammatical error. It means yo...A comma splice is a grammatical error. It means you joined ("spliced") two independent sentences with a comma when they should have been separated with a period or (less commonly, with a semicolon). There is a good explanation on Wikipedia:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice<br /><br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-73367088480408697812014-10-17T18:39:00.509-06:002014-10-17T18:39:00.509-06:00Michael, am I understanding you right that I shoul...Michael, am I understanding you right that I shouldn't have put it there? Or what you meant was that I should have written the sentence differently?Olena140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-70103000954709776752014-10-17T14:02:33.971-06:002014-10-17T14:02:33.971-06:00Good try, both of you. but, Olena, your last sent...Good try, both of you. but, Olena, your last sentence has a comma splice.<br /><br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-26202105778925542942014-10-07T16:19:01.904-06:002014-10-07T16:19:01.904-06:00Phrase - I always look forward to the fall after t...Phrase - I always look forward to the fall after the hot summer.<br /><br />DC - While enjoying the summer, I always look forward to the fall.<br /><br />IC - I always look forward to the fall, but I do not like snow in October.<br /><br />Liudmilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-90897392943082543672014-10-03T20:12:06.950-06:002014-10-03T20:12:06.950-06:00Sentence 1. I always look forward to the fall with...Sentence 1. I always look forward to the fall <b>with its colourful harvest</b>.<br />Sentence 2. <b>As much as I love the summer with lots of fresh fruit</b>, I always look forward to the fall.<br />Sentence 3. I always look forward to the fall, <b>it means my birthday is right around the corner</b>.Olena140noreply@blogger.com