EF3/4 Comma splices

1. I love eating durian, it is one of my favourite things. XXX

I love eating durian. It is one of my favourite things. SIMPLE

I love eating durian because it is one of my favourite things. COMPLEX- ADVERB CLAUSE

I love eating durian, and it is one of my favourite things. COMPOUND

I love eating durian which is one of my favourite things. COMPLEX - ADJECTIVE CL

2.   We had a good lunch on the patio, we enjoyed a lovely stroll along the beach. XXX

We had a good lunch on the patio; also, we enjoyed a lovely stroll along the beach.

We had a good lunch on the patio, and we enjoyed a lovely stroll along the beach. COMPOUND

We had a good lunch on the patio. Afterwards, we enjoyed a lovely stroll along the beach.

We had a good lunch on the patio. Then we enjoyed a lovely stroll along the beach. SIMPLE

We had a good lunch on the patio and enjoyed a lovely stroll along the beach. SIMPLE

baby stroller

clear glass - transparent

cloudy glass - opaque

         

3. There are many reasons to visit Greece, the beaches are beautiful and the people are friendly. XXX

There are many reasons to visit Greece such as the beaches are beautiful and the people are friendly.

There are many reasons to visit Greece. For example, the beaches are beautiful and the people are friendly. 

         

4.    I'll never be able to buy a house in Vancouver, prices these days are just ridiculous. XXX

I'll never be able to buy a house in Vancouver because prices these days are just ridiculous.

Prices these days are just ridiculous, so I'll never be able to buy a house in Vancouver. 

Housing prices in Vancouver these days are just ridiculous, so I'll never be able to buy a house. BETTER STYLE

         

5.    I can not afford a house in Vancouver, so I am moving to Hope. OK, GOOD SENTENCE COMPOUND

6.    This is a delicious cake, you must give me the recipe one day. XXX

 This is a delicious cake, so you must give me the recipe one day.

        

7.    I'm not surprised the residents were upset, the repair bills are going to be astronomical. XXX

I'm not surprised the residents were upset because the repair bills are going to be astronomical.

The repair bills are going to be astronomical, so I'm not surprised the residents were upset. 

astronomical - very big numbers, expensive

         

8.    Hungary is an interesting country, the churches contain some of the finest frescoes found anywhere in Europe. XXX
Hungary is an interesting country because the churches contain some of the finest frescoes found anywhere in Europe.
Hungary is an interesting country; for example, the churches contain some of the finest frescoes found anywhere in Europe.
Hungary is an interesting country whose churches contain some of the finest frescoes found anywhere in Europe. HIGHER LEVEL

9. I dreamt/dreamed I was eating the world’s largest marshmallow; now my pillow is gone.
I dreamt/dreamed I was eating the world’s
largest marshmallow. Now my pillow is gone.
I dreamt/dreamed I was eating the world’s
largest marshmallow, and now my pillow is
gone.