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What's the difference between a comma splice and a comma fragment?
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A comma splice is when two independent clauses are joined by a comma, while a comma fragment is a comma that separates words in a single clause. For example, "I like to eat ice cream, but I also enjoy eating cake." In this example, the second sentence is separated from the first by a comma, which creates a comma splice. However, if we were to remove the word "but" from the second sentence, it would become a comma fragment, as the two sentences are still connected by a conjunction.