Question

4 how can the following run - on sentence be corrected? sherlock holmes solved the most perplexing mysteries with his brilliant skills, he always left scotland yard in awe of his uncanny ability to seek the truth. remove the comma afterskills add a semicolon after yard add the word and before he add the word but before he

Explanation:

A run - on sentence combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or a coordinating conjunction. In the given sentence, "Sherlock Holmes solved the most perplexing mysteries with his brilliant skills" and "he always left Scotland Yard in awe of his uncanny ability to seek the truth" are two independent clauses. Adding a semicolon after "Yard" properly separates the two independent clauses, correcting the run - on.

Answer:

Add a semicolon after "Yard"