Asked by Nejat Hussein on Jul 21, 2024
Verified
The following sentences form a passage. For each sentence, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Then a television program on PBS changed his life the seventh grader watched in amazement as students in a well-equipped machine shop built their own robots.
A) correct
B) fragment
C) run-on
D) comma splice
Comma Splice
A grammatical error involving the incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses without a conjunction.
PBS
Public Broadcasting Service, a non-commercial, public American television network known for educational and quality programming.
Run-on
In writing, a run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are connected improperly, usually lacking proper punctuation or conjunctions.
- Identify correct punctuation in various sentence structures.
- Distinguish between correct sentences, fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
Verified Answer
NJ
Nicole jonesJul 25, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The sentence is a run-on because it contains two independent clauses joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
Learning Objectives
- Identify correct punctuation in various sentence structures.
- Distinguish between correct sentences, fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.