Question

question 3
if the following is a run - on or a comma splice, what is one way to fix it?
marty wanted to go to florida for spring break, so he rented an airbnb and invited some friends to join him.
○ a. marty wanted to go to florida for spring break, he rented an airbnb and invited some friends to join him.
○ b. marty wanted to go to florida for spring break he rented an airbnb and invited some friends to join him.
○ c. this is not a run - on sentence or a comma splice.

Explanation:

A run - on sentence is two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunction, and a comma splice is two independent clauses joined only by a comma.

• Option a: The sentence uses "so" (a subordinating conjunction) to connect the two clauses, which is a correct way to combine them. It is not a run - on or comma splice.
• Option b: It has a comma splice as two independent clauses ("Marty wanted to go to Florida for spring break" and "he rented an Airbnb and invited some friends to join him") are joined only by a comma.
• Option c: The original sentence (the one in the question) has "so" which is a conjunction that properly connects the two clauses, so it is not a run - on or comma splice. So the correct answer is c as it correctly identifies that the given sentence is not a run - on or comma splice.

Answer:

c. This is not a run - on sentence or a comma splice.