What type of sentence fault results when a writer joins two independent clauses with a comma?
A)Run-on sentence
B)Comma splice
C)Fragment
D)None of the above

Question

What type of sentence fault results when a writer joins two independent clauses with a comma? 
A)Run-on sentence 
B)Comma splice 
C)Fragment 
D)None of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When two independent clauses are joined with only a comma, it is called a comma splice. A comma splice results in a sentence fault because it does not adequately separate the two independent clauses.

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