Comma Splicing Test 1

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Comma Splicing Test 1

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Question 1
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Choose the incorrect statement.

A
Comma splicing joins two independent clauses.

B
Comma splicing is a grammatical error.

C
Comma splicing creates a run-on sentence.

D
Comma splicing joins a dependent clause with an independent clause.

Solution

Out of the given statements, ‘Comma splicing joins a dependent clause with an independent clause.’ is incorrect, as comma splicing joins two independent clauses with a comma.
Question 2
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Which of the following sentences incorrectly uses comma splicing?

A
Clara is a dancer, Steve is a singer.

B
The city is chaotic, the countryside is quiet.

C
Claudia broke her leg, yet she performed.

D
Pearl’s birthday is in November, Martin’s birthday is in June.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, ‘Claudia broke her leg, yet she performed.’ incorrectly uses comma splicing, as the independent clause, ‘Claudia broke her leg’, and the dependent clause, ‘yet she performed', are joined by the conjunction 'yet'.
Question 3
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses comma splicing?

A
Sam has gone to London, and Jennifer has gone to Paris.

B
Sara is learning French, Alia is learning German.

C
Although Jade is in the city, he may not be able to attend the party.

D
Catherine is British, and her husband is American.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, ‘Sara is learning French, Alia is learning German.’ correctly uses comma splicing, as the two independent clauses, ‘Sara is learning French’ and ‘Alia is learning German’, are joined by a comma(,) without any conjunction.
Question 4
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Which of the following sentences uses comma splicing?

A
Steve's car got punctured, so he hired a taxi.

B
Zara is not coming to Ellen’s house, as she is not in town.

C
Zack is an engineer, while his sister is a doctor.

D
Lions live in the jungle, birds fly in the sky.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, ‘Lions live in the jungle, birds fly in the sky.’ uses comma splicing, as the independent clauses, ‘Lions live in the jungle’ and ‘birds fly in the sky’, are joined by a comma.
Question 5
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Sonia has bought a new car the car is very expensive.
Where should a comma(,) be placed in the given sentence to show comma splicing?

A
Before ‘the’

B
Before ‘bought’

C
Before ‘new’

D
Before ‘very’

Solution

In the given sentence, a comma(,) should be placed before ‘the’, as the two independent clauses, ‘Sonia has bought a new car’ and ‘the car is very expensive’, will be joined by a comma(,) to show comma splicing.