human
I need to know the difference between a comma splice and a run-on.
assistant
A comma splice is when two or more complete sentences are joined together with a comma, while a run-on sentence is one that contains two independent clauses connected by a comma. For example, "The dog barked at the cat and then ran away." In this sentence, the second clause (the dog ran away) is not dependent on the first clause (the dog barked).