Mary will go to school. Do you know that? - English example sentence

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patgfisher December 13, 2014 December 13, 2014 at 11:46:28 PM UTC

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suggest full stop instead of comma.

to school. Do you...

Eldad December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 at 12:15:23 AM UTC

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Accepted. Thanks.

Ooneykcall December 14, 2014, edited December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 at 1:06:07 AM UTC, edited December 14, 2014 at 1:08:02 AM UTC

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By the way:
http://realgrammar.wordpress.com/comma-splices/
This may well fall under number five, since "...you know?" and "...do you know that?" do not seem to be that different.
Perhaps we can make a case for it in the future. :>

patgfisher December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 at 1:29:04 AM UTC

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>"...you know?" and "...do you know that?" do not seem to be that different.

I think the difference is that "Do you know that?" is a new sentence whereas ", you know" is a bit like an afterthought. I think if the second part can stand alone as a sentence on its own (as the second part of the above sentence can) then it should be a new sentence.

I agree comma splice rules are open to interpretation and I would welcome any grammarians' comments on this.