1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/words.c b/words.c
index 4d72a03..b9c236a 100644
--- a/words.c
+++ b/words.c
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 int split_words(char *sentence) {
-  int i, count = 1;
-  for (i = 0; i < strlen(sentence); i++) {
+  int i, count = 1, length = strlen(sentence);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
     if (sentence[i] == ' ') {
+      sentence[i] = '\0';
       count++;
     }
   }