Self-Assessment

My writing and my grammar are nowhere near perfect, something I've long since accepted. I very well could have multiple glaring issues present in my writing at any given time. However, there is one particular segment that I am very aware that I struggle. I won't sugar-coat it commas generally kill me as far as my grades on papers are concerned. This is not to say that I do not know what a comma is, or that I don't know what a comma is used for. This is merely something I have had to work extra hard on as far as grammar is concerned. Comma splices and run-on sentences are usually responsible for my issues in this area. I do know what each of these things are, and I can usually identify them when editing papers. This is where my problem is. I often do not notice when one of these instances happens while I am writing and if I do not edit rather carefully I will miss many of these occurrences. I am aware of this particular problem because I have had previous teachers point it out and I still do on occasion. More than anything else, I notice this problem simply because it happens fairly often, and I get a little frustrated about this particular topic. That being said, I do look forward to learning more about this and my other grammatical mistakes in the future.