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C5A15
Run-on Sentences and Comma
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Splices
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Run-on sentences and comma splices may be
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corrected by using a semicolon or conjunction or by
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creating two sentences. In this level of
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Editor in Chief
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,
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the answer key provides the best answer based on the
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context; however, other answers may be acceptable.
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Incorrect
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(run on): One sea lion balanced a ball another
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sea lion waved his flipper.
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Incorrect
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(comma splice): One sea lion balanced a ball,
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another sea lion waved his flipper.
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Correct:
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One sea lion balanced a ball. Another sea lion
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waved his flipper.
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Correct:
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One sea lion balanced a ball; another sea lion
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waved his flipper.
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Correct:
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One sea lion balanced a ball, and another sea
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lion waved his flipper.
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For more information, see
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comma
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C5A3.htf
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period
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C5A7.htf
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semicolon
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C5A11.htf
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