Comma splice checker

Find comma splices that are real errors, not deliberate voice.

Paste a fiction passage. Dainty flags or fixes comma splices when the repair is clear and leaves deliberate rush, breath, and dialogue rhythm alone.

No card. Review every change before it touches your draft.

Fiction proofMore examples

Before

The lock clicked, Mara ran.

After

The lock clicked. Mara ran.

A clear sentence break, not a rewritten line.

Proofreading target

What it catches, and what it leaves alone

Dainty is built for useful fiction proofreading, not maximum suggestion count.

What Dainty catches

  • Comma splices that read as mechanical errors
  • Fused sentences with an obvious repair
  • Boundary problems that distract readers
  • Dialogue-adjacent punctuation when the convention is clear

What Dainty leaves alone

  • Rushed dialogue
  • Breathless narration that is working on purpose
  • Character voice
  • Deliberate fragments

Tool choice

Why not fix every comma splice?

In fiction, some comma splices create speed, pressure, or voice. Dainty is useful because it can be selective instead of treating every unusual sentence as broken.

Proofreading depth

Choose the pass your draft needs

Gentle

Safest cleanup for typos, punctuation slips, and clear local errors.

Focused

Deeper local proofreading for dialogue punctuation, sentence boundaries, and grammar when the fix is clear.

Rigorous

Clarity and continuity notes for confusing references, ambiguity, and small continuity slips.

Before you paste

Questions writers ask before trying Dainty

What does Dainty actually change?

Dainty fixes typos, punctuation, grammar, dialogue punctuation, and broken sentence boundaries. Focused goes deeper on local proofreading fixes, and Rigorous adds review notes for unclear references and small continuity slips.

What does Dainty leave alone?

It is designed to preserve sentence rhythm, pacing, fragments, dialogue quirks, and other deliberate fiction choices unless there is a genuine error to fix.

Do I need an account before I can proofread?

Yes. Proofreading stays behind account creation so your quota, verification state, and purchased word packs can be managed safely.

Paste a real passage and see what Dainty catches.

Start with the free proofread, review every change, and keep only the fixes that belong in your draft.