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A comma is not a bridge

Three ways to join complete sentences.

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Spot two sentences

The motor stopped, the battery was empty. Each side can stand as a complete sentence.

The motor stopped, the battery was empty.

Use a full stop

The motor stopped. The battery was empty. Two complete thoughts can be two sentences.

Stop. Start.

Add a conjunction

The motor stopped because the battery was empty. A linking word makes the relationship explicit.

because / and / but

Or use a semicolon

The motor stopped; the battery was empty. A semicolon can join closely related independent clauses.

Complete thought ; complete thought

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