The following sentences form a composition. Select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice.
-A few years later, she started training midwives, furthermore, she wrote a popular book that taught nursing care to housewives.
A) correct
B) run-on
C) comma splice

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The sentence is a comma splice because there are two independent clauses (she started training midwives and she wrote a popular book) joined together with only a comma. To fix the error, a coordinating conjunction (such as "and" or "but") or a semicolon should be used instead of the comma.

The Following Sentences Form a Composition