human
I'm a little confused about the different kinds of comma rules. Can you explain them for me?
assistant
Sure! There are three main types of commas, and they're used in different situations. The first is the comma splice, which is when two independent clauses are joined by a comma instead of a period or semi-colon. This can be confusing because it looks like one sentence is being broken up into two separate ones. For example: "The dog chased the cat, then the cat ran away."