Melissa completed her undergraduate studies in May, she is now pursuing a master's degree in business administration is an example of a
A)complete sentence.
B)fused or run-on sentence.
C)fragment.
D)comma splice.

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The sentence "Melissa completed her undergraduate studies in May, she is now pursuing a master's degree in business administration" is an example of a comma splice because it connects two independent clauses with just a comma, without the appropriate conjunction or punctuation.

Melissa Completed Her Undergraduate Studies in May, She Is Now