EasyReading and Writing· Standard English Conventions· None· MCQ
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Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice? A. The children were excited to see the circus, they ran to their seats immediately. B. The clown wore a bright, colorful costume. C. The acrobats performed daring feats, and the audience cheered. D. The elephants were the biggest animals in the circus, but the tigers were the most impressive.
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Correct answer: A
Explanation
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. In sentence A, "The children were excited to see the circus" and "they ran to their seats immediately" are both independent clauses. Because they are joined only by a comma, sentence A contains a comma splice.
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