[stylist] chapter one

[loristay]

A comma splice connects two complete sentences.  The phrase "a feeling she never had before" is not a complete sentence, but a dependent clause.  So, no, it isn't a comma splice. To make it a complete sentence, you would say, "She had never felt that way before."  The phrase "a feeling she never had before" is actually an adjective clause, that is, it defines the noun "feeling."  
It's a grammatical point.  I used to teach grammar.  Honest!
Lori

On May 24, 2010, at 4:28:54 PM, "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:

Isn't this a comma splice? I made the change, but have this question.

Jennifer allowed her thoughts to return to that dark corridor and all 
inclusive feeling of love, a feeling she never had before