Question

choose the option that is, or that includes, a run-on sentence (a comma splice or a fused sentence).
○ i would love to go to the getty museum to see the photography exhibit. then, id like to have dinner at the acapulco restaurant.
○ i would love to go to the getty museum to see the photography exhibit. next, id like to have dinner at the acapulco restaurant.
○ i would love to go to the getty museum to see the photography exhibit then, id like to have dinner at the acapulco restaurant.
○ i would love to go to the getty museum to see the photography exhibit; then, id like to have dinner at the acapulco restaurant.

Explanation:

A run - on sentence (comma splice or fused sentence) occurs when two independent clauses are improperly joined. In the third option, "I would love to go to the Getty Museum to see the photography exhibit" and "then, I'd like to have dinner at the Acapulco Restaurant" are two independent clauses joined only by a comma (in effect, a fused sentence as there's no proper punctuation like a period, semicolon, or conjunction). The first two options use periods to separate the clauses, and the fourth uses a semicolon, which are proper ways to separate independent clauses.

Answer:

C. I would love to go to the Getty Museum to see the photography exhibit then, I'd like to have dinner at the Acapulco Restaurant.