Asked by Blake Kagan on Sep 27, 2024

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. Education and drive turned his childhood passion into mastery, as a college student, McLurkin began to enter computer and robotics contests.

A) correct
B) fragment
C) run-on
D) comma splice

Childhood Passion

A strong, enthusiastic interest or admiration for a specific thing or activity that develops during early years of life.

Robotics Contests

Competitive events where participants design, build, and operate robots to complete specific tasks or challenges.

  • Recognize proper punctuation within different sentence formats.
  • Differentiate among proper sentences, incomplete phrases, elongated sentences, and comma errors.
  • Identify the influence of individual passions and academic achievements on career progression.