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One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence, another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item
that is correct. |
| | A) | The smoke from the factory can be seen from
across the valley the company insists it poses no danger. |
| | B) | The smoke from the
factory can be seen from across the valley; however, the company insists it poses no danger. |
| | C) | The smoke from the factory can be seen from across the valley, however, the company insists it poses no danger. |
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One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence, another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item that is
correct. |
| | A) | Maria buys jeans with holes in the knees; that tells us
something about her taste in clothes. |
| | B) | Maria buys jeans with holes in the
knees that tells us something about her taste in clothes. |
| | C) | Maria buys jeans
with holes in the knees, that tells us something about her taste in clothes. |
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One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence, another contains a comma splice,
and another is correct. Choose the item that is correct. |
| | A) | Many
countries, including Colombia, Mexico, and Ethiopia, produce coffee, Brazil is the largest exporter. |
| | B) | Many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, and Ethiopia, produce coffee; Brazil is the largest exporter. |
| | C) | Many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, and Ethiopia, produce coffee Brazil is the largest
exporter. |
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One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence, another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item
that is correct. |
| | A) | Many countries in Africa grow coffee. Uganda,
Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the largest producers on that continent. |
| | B) | Many countries in Africa grow coffee Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the largest producers on
that continent. |
| | C) | Many countries in Africa grow coffee, Uganda, Ethiopia, and
the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the largest producers on that continent. |
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One of the following items is a run-on (or fused)
sentence, another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item that is correct. |
| | A) | Considering how mechanized modern agriculture has become, coffee growing and harvesting are unusual, for they involve a great deal
of manual labour. |
| | B) | Considering how mechanized modern agriculture has become,
coffee growing and harvesting are unusual, in fact, they involve a great deal of manual labour. |
| | C) | Considering how mechanized modern agriculture has become, coffee growing and harvesting are unusual both involve a great deal of manual
labour. |
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One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence,
another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item that is correct. |
| | A) | Most of today's coffee is the arabica type, it is named after a coffee plant from Arabia. |
| | B) | Most of today's coffee is the arabica type; it is named after a coffee plant from Arabia. |
| | C) | Most of today's coffee is arabica this type is named after a coffee plant from
Arabia. |
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