Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. "The store manager started a competition, clerks with the most sales will receive a gift certificate"
A)is a fragment.
B)is a run-on sentence.
C)is a rambling sentence.
D)is correct.

Question

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. ​ "The store manager started a competition, clerks with the most sales will receive a gift certificate"
A)is a fragment.
B)is a run-on sentence.
C)is a rambling sentence.
D)is correct.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sentence is a run-on because it improperly connects two independent clauses without a conjunction or proper punctuation, making it a comma splice.

Directions: Use Your Knowledge of Reading, Writing, and the Conventions