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One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is
correct. |
| | A) | Coffee raised at high elevations tastes better, so
advertisers often stress the fact that their coffee is mountain grown. |
| | B) | Coffee
raised at high elevations tastes better, advertisers often stress the fact that their coffee is mountain grown. |
| | C) | Coffee raised at high elevations tastes better advertisers often stress the fact that their coffee is mountain
grown. |
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One of the following items
contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. |
| | A) | Coffee contains caffeine, this drug is one of several that stimulate the nervous
system. |
| | B) | Coffee contains caffeine, one of several drugs that stimulate the
nervous system. |
| | C) | Coffee contains caffeine this drug is one of several that
stimulate the nervous system. |
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One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on
(or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. |
| | A) | The Amish movement stems from the Mennonite church it was founded by Jacob Ammon in 1698. |
| | B) | The Amish movement stems from the Mennonite church, it was founded by Jacob Ammon in 1698. |
| | C) | The Amish movement stems from the Mennonite church; it was founded by Jacob Ammon in 1698. |
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One of the following items
contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. |
| | A) | Mark told them to cut the pizza into four slices he didn't think he could eat
eight. |
| | B) | Mark told them to cut the pizza into four slices, he didn't think he
could eat eight. |
| | C) | Mark told them to cut the pizza into four slices; he didn't
think he could eat eight. |
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Click on the item below that contains a comma splice. |
| | A) | During World War I, the Hutterites, a religious sect that practiced pacifism, refused to take up arms. As a result, they were prosecuted by the U.S.
government, left their homes in South Dakota, and moved to Canada. |
| | B) | During
World War I, the Hutterites, a religious sect that practiced pacifism refused to take up arms and were prosecuted by the U.S. government, they left their homes in
South Dakota and moved to Canada. |
| | C) | During World War I, the Hutterites, a
religious sect that practiced pacifism, refused to take up arms and were prosecuted by the U.S. government, so they left their homes in South Dakota and moved to
Canada. |
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Click on the item below that contains a comma splice. |
| | A) | Professor Robert Redling lectured on the evolution of Mennonite doctrine when he visited St. Bonaventure University,
located in Olean, New York. |
| | B) | Professor Robert Redling lectured on the
evolution of Mennonite doctrine when he visited St. Bonaventure University, which is located in Olean, New York. |
| | C) | Professor Robert Redling lectured on the evolution of Mennonite doctrine when he visited St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure
is located in Olean, New York. |
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Click on the item below that contains a comma splice. |
| | A) | Moravian College, which is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, began in 1954, Moravian Seminary and
College for Women merged with Moravian College and Theological Seminary. |
| | B) | Moravian College, which is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, began in 1954, when Moravian Seminary and College for Women merged with Moravian
College and Theological Seminary. |
| | C) | Moravian College, which is located in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, began in 1954; it was founded when Moravian Seminary and College for Women merged with Moravian College and Theological
Seminary. |
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Click on the item below that contains a comma
splice. |
| | A) | Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, about 110
kilometres from the church in Wittenberg where he nailed his ninety-five theses to the door. |
| | B) | Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany; about 110 kilometres from there is Wittenberg, where he nailed his ninety-five theses to the
door. |
| | C) | Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, about 110 kilometres from
there is Wittenberg, where he nailed his ninety-five theses to the door. |
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Click on the item below that contains a comma splice. |
| | A) | During the era when Martin Luther began preaching, Christian doctrine was almost totally determined by Rome because that is where the hierarchy of
the Catholic Church was located. |
| | B) | During the era when Martin Luther began
preaching, Christian doctrine was almost totally determined by Rome, for that is where the hierarchy of the Catholic Church was located. |
| | C) | During the era when Martin Luther began preaching, Christian doctrine was almost totally
determined by Rome, that is where the hierarchy of the Catholic Church resided. |
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Click on the item below that
contains a comma splice. |
| | A) | By 1914, over 100,000 Mennonites lived
in rural communities in Russia, but by 1960, these communities had been destroyed. |
| | B) | By 1914, over 100,000 Mennonites lived in rural communities in Russia, by 1960, these communities had been destroyed. |
| | C) | By 1914, over 100,000 Mennonites lived in rural communities in Russia; by 1960, these communities
had been destroyed. |
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