Comma Splicing

Comma Splicing is a situation in grammar where we add a comma in place of what should be either a semicolon or a period. This is usually used in an attempt by a writer to break up subjects in a run-on sentence; however this is not the proper way to write a sentence, you are supposed to add a period, or a semicolon, to break up a run-on and separate two different subjects. As was just demonstrated, a run-on split by commas can be very confusing to the reader. You can often still see the different subjects, and even understand the differences, and when the subject changes. But if the subjects are very similar, then it can be hard to understand that the subject has changed, and the sentence should have as well.