Question
Name the academic writing error in the sentence below.
Innocent people are often found guilty, it is a good thing we do not have the death penalty.
Comma splice
Run-on sentence
Sentence fragment
Unclear reference
Concord error
American spelling
Innocent people are often found guilty, it is a good thing we do not have the death penalty.
Comma splice
Run-on sentence
Sentence fragment
Unclear reference
Concord error
American spelling
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The academic writing error in the sentence "Innocent people are often found guilty, it is a good thing we do not have the death penalty." is a **comma splice**.
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by just a comma without a coordinating conjunction. It can be corrected by using a semicolon, a period, or adding a coordinating conjunction.
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by just a comma without a coordinating conjunction. It can be corrected by using a semicolon, a period, or adding a coordinating conjunction.