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Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 1 • GA-GSE English Language Arts 9

Which sentences contain a comma splice? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Raj wants to get tickets for the baseball game, he knows it might rain though.
B
He heard it was going to rain, but now the weather looks fine.
C
The skies are blue, there is not a cloud in the sky.
D
It is a perfect day for playing baseball.
E
Raj knows he will regret it, he just can’t stay inside on a day this nice.

Explanation

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. In A, “Raj wants to get tickets for the baseball game” and “he knows it might rain though” can each stand alone, so the comma splice is incorrect. C and E also join two complete thoughts with only a comma. B uses “but” to correctly join its clauses, and D contains just one independent clause.

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