What is a comma splice?
Joining two complete sentences with only a comma, as in the sample was small, the effect was consistent. Fix it with a period, a semicolon, or a comma plus a coordinating conjunction such as and, but or so. It is the single most flagged punctuation error in academic drafts.
This comes up on Comma Rules That Matter, where it is answered in the context of the work itself.
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