I must admit. I am not very good at punctuation. Especially commas and semicolons, when and where to use them confuses me. I think I have the basic usage of those particular punctuations down. It never falls that when I am writing something I misuse a comma. After listen to Grammar Girl, I have a better understanding of comma splices and semicolons usage; At least one of the uses. I know that practice makes for better results, so I am practicing right know. In this short passage I am trying not to comma splice has I type my response to the Grammar Girl lesson. I will not know how I am doing until I receive my instructor’s response. I hope that I have accomplished my goal of not utilizing comma splices in my writing.
Here is an example of a comma splice
Brian ran up the hill, holding his dog named Punisher.
I hope that is correct or I will have to go back to the drawing board.
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Brian, back to the drawing board!
While your example
Brian ran up the hill, holding his dog named Punisher.
has a comma error, it is not a comma splice. To be a comma splice, the second half would have to be able to stand alone. Both sides of the comma need to be independent clauses, and holding his dog named Punisher cannot stand alone as a sentence.
You have accomplished your goal of not having any comma splice errors in your response, but you did have some other comma errors and a semicolon error:
After listen to Grammar Girl, I have a better understanding of comma splices and semicolons usage; At least one of the uses.
As you say, though, practice makes perfect. Don't give up!
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