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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) | My motorcycle wouldn't start on Friday it had been hit by
lightning. |
| | B) | My motorcycle wouldn't start on Friday, for it had been hit by
lightning. |
| | C) | My motorcycle wouldn't start on Friday, it had been hit by
lightning. |
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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 forecaster said it would rain on Sunday it might be
sunny. |
| | B) | The forecaster said it would rain; however, on Sunday it might be
sunny. |
| | C) | The forecaster said it would rain, on Sunday it might be
sunny. |
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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) | He looked at the lottery ticket for a second time, he
still had not won. |
| | B) | He looked at the lottery ticket for a second time, but he
still had not won. |
| | C) | He looked at the lottery ticket for a second time he still
had not won. |
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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) | There is a bowl of strawberries; on the table are some
peaches. |
| | B) | There is a bowl of strawberries on the table are some
peaches. |
| | C) | There is a bowl of strawberries, on the table are some
peaches. |
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| 5 | |
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) | It was cold, we ran home. |
| | B) | It was cold we ran
home. |
| | C) | It was cold, so we ran home. |
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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) | Fused sentences can be difficult to read, they are really two sentences in one. |
| | B) | Fused sentences can be difficult to read they are really two sentences in
one. |
| | C) | Fused sentences can be difficult to read. They are really two sentences
in one. |
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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 children hardly ate the hamburgers were dry and
tasteless. |
| | B) | The children hardly ate, the hamburgers were dry and
tasteless. |
| | C) | The children hardly ate; the hamburgers were dry and
tasteless. |
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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) | Ralph will make a perfect husband, for he is a fantastic cook. |
| | B) | Ralph will make a perfect husband, he is a fantastic cook. |
| | C) | Ralph will make a perfect husband he is a fantastic cook. |
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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) | Jasmin wants to pursue a career, Angela wants to raise a
family. |
| | B) | Jasmin wants to pursue a career Angela wants to raise a
family. |
| | C) | Jasmin wants to pursue a career, but Angela wants to raise a
family. |
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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 coffee plant was discovered in Ethiopia, but the
Europeans got their first taste of it through their trade with the Arabians. |
| | B) | The coffee plant was discovered in Ethiopia the Europeans got their first taste of it through their trade with the Arabians. |
| | C) | The coffee plant was discovered in Ethiopia, the Europeans got their first taste of it through
their trade with the Arabians. |
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