Item — sat-dog

Easy Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

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The sentence "The cat sat on the mat, and then it ate the mouse." contains a comma splice. Which of the following revisions corrects the comma splice?

A
The cat sat on the mat and then it ate the mouse.
B
The cat sat on the mat, it then ate the mouse.
C
The cat sat on the mat, and then it ate the mouse.
D
The cat sat on the mat then it ate the mouse.

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