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SixZoSeven

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Correct! -- Point for you. =D

Question 7: Identify the following issue with the following sentence (if any): In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden is attracted to many phonies, like Stradlater, he says that Stradlater is one of the biggest phonies at Prency Prep.

A) Comma Splice
B) Run-On Sentence
C) Sentence Fragment
D) No issue
 
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A

I think it's B, but Taco already got that.

EDIT:
Okay, I lost this one.
 

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I think it's B, but Taco already got that.
it's a run on sentence when there is a lack of a comma, or punctuation in general, separating two separate thoughts. (I jumped down the river to play and went back home afterwards because there was dinner it was so much fun. < Random thought, makes no sense, just an example.)
A comma splice is the opposite in one way essentially: Having an extra comma where there isn't supposed to be one. In this case, the comma after "like Stradlater" should have been a period or semicolon.
 

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it's a run on sentence when there is a lack of a comma, or punctuation in general, separating two separate thoughts. (I jumped down the river to play and went back home afterwards because there was dinner it was so much fun.)
A comma splice is the opposite in one way essentially: Having an extra comma where there isn't supposed to be one. In this case, the comma after "like Stradlater" should have been a period or semicolon.
Oh, you're right! Darn.
 

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Time for my eighth grade English to come into play. Running at a 97% grade for the third quarter, but I don't know if that really matters.

Edit: Sorry for replying to your post G33ke, accidentally clicked the reply button.
 

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it's a run on sentence when there is a lack of a comma, or punctuation in general, separating two separate thoughts. (I jumped down the river to play and went back home afterwards because there was dinner it was so much fun. < Random thought, makes no sense, just an example.)
A comma splice is the opposite in one way essentially: Having an extra comma where there isn't supposed to be one. In this case, the comma after "like Stradlater" should have been a period or semicolon.
Oh!

Alright, cool. Thank you. :p
Good job.
 

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The questions get answered so fast :c

Nonetheless, really enjoying this thread :)
 

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