[Grammar] Whatever she did, it made no difference.

[sania-baharat]

Is this sentence correct?

Whatever she did, it made no difference.

Shouldn't it be?
Whatever she did made no difference.

 

[emsr2d2]

They're both OK. The first is more natural in BrE as is "It didn't matter what she did, it made no difference."

 

[sania-baharat]

Thanks emsr2d2.
Can we connect two sentences using only comma? Isn't it a comma splice problem? My teacher said it was a comma splice.

It didn't matter what she did, it made no difference.

Whatever she did, it made no difference.

 

[teechar]

To avoid the comma-splice issue, I would use a semicolon (or even a full stop) in the first.

It didn't matter what she did; it made no difference.
Or
It didn't matter what she did. It made no difference.

 

[ambitious-girl]

How about this one Teechar, is it comma-splice issue as well, how can we fix it?

Whatever she did, it made no difference.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I don't think 'Whatever she did' constitutes a complete sentence, so there should be no comma splice.

 

[tzfujimino]

I agree with Matthew that it's not a comma splice.

 

[ambitious-girl]

I don't think 'Whatever she did' constitutes a complete sentence, so there should be no comma splice.​

You are right. Thanks Matthew. Comma-splice :When you join two independent clauses with a comma and no conjunction.

 

[teechar]

How about this one Teechar, is it comma-splice issue as well, how can we fix it?

Yes, it is!
See corrections below!

How about this one, Teechar? Is it a comma splice [STRIKE]issue[/STRIKE] as well? How can we fix it?

 

[ambitious-girl]

Yes, it is!

Really?:roll:
Could you please help me to fix the sentence below?

Whatever she did, it made no difference.

 

[Matthew Wai]

The sentence you quoted is not a comma splice, the sentence you wrote is.

I hope it is an acceptable comma splice above.

 

[Matthew Wai]

MikeNewYork thought otherwise according to https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/229665-Being?p=1176957&viewfull=1#post1176957

 

[ambitious-girl]

The sentence you quoted is not a comma splice, the sentence you wrote is.

:shock:Matthew, I just quoted what Teechar stated. Actually, I didn't want to know if the sentence "Yes, it is." is a comma-splice or not. It wasn't what I wanted to know. I thought you knew it!!

the sentence you wrote is.

However, You had different idea on post #6!!

 

[Matthew Wai]

The sentence you wrote is the one below:

How about this one Teechar, is it comma-splice issue as well, how can we fix it?

:shock:Matthew, I just quoted what Teechar stated.

The sentence you quoted in this thread is 'Whatever she did, it made no difference', the thread title.

However, You had different idea on post #6!!

My post #6 refers to the sentence you quoted in this thread.