Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select correct if the sentence is punctuated correctly, fragment if it is a fragment, run-on if it is a run-on, and comma splice if it is a comma splice. As a child, he played for hours with Legos and cardboard boxes, like many future engineers, he wanted to understand how things worked.
A) correct
B) fragment
C) run-on
D) comma splice

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The two independent clauses "As a child, he played for hours with Legos and cardboard boxes" and "like many future engineers, he wanted to understand how things worked" are joined by a comma, which makes this a comma splice error. It can be corrected by adding a conjunction (e.g. "As a child, he played for hours with Legos and cardboard boxes, and like many future engineers, he wanted to understand how things worked.") or by separating the two clauses into two sentences. The sentence contains a comma splice, as two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with a comma instead of a semicolon or period. The correct punctuation could be: "As a child, he played for hours with Legos and cardboard boxes. Like many future engineers, he wanted to understand how things worked."

Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Passage