Question

choose the option that is, or that includes, a run-on sentence (a comma splice or a fused sentence).
○ amara traveled to montana to see the mountains, high plains, and wide vistas, the landscape restored her spirits.
○ amara traveled to montana to see the mountains, high plains, and wide vistas, and the landscape restored her spirits.
○ amara traveled to montana to see the mountains, high plains, and wide vistas; the landscape restored her spirits.
○ amara traveled to montana to see the mountains, high plains, and wide vistas. the landscape restored her spirits.

Explanation:

A run - on sentence (comma splice or fused sentence) incorrectly joins two independent clauses. In the first option, "Amara traveled to Montana to see the mountains, high plains, and wide vistas, the landscape restored her spirits," a comma is used to join two independent clauses ("Amara traveled...vistas" and "the landscape...spirits") without a proper conjunction or punctuation like a semicolon or period. The second option uses "and" (a conjunction) to join the clauses, the third uses a semicolon, and the fourth uses a period, all of which are correct ways to separate independent clauses.

Answer:

A. Amara traveled to Montana to see the mountains, high plains, and wide vistas, the landscape restored her spirits.