Question

Which one of the following sentences is a comma​ splice? A. Monica is applying for a teaching job in the local school district. B. When she was a​ child, she used to teach the alphabet to her stuffed animals. C. Since both of her parents are​ teachers, she knows what to expect. D. She wants to teach other​ people's kids, she thinks she will be good.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

the commas were just randomly added into the other 2 options and option a doesnt even have a comma. Best way to do multiple choice is to eliminate any option thats not viable for example A has no commas at all.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. She wants to teach other​ people's kids, she thinks she will be good.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to grammatical rules, a comma without conjunction should not be used to link two or more independent clauses, this punctuation error is known as a comma splice. Additionally, this can be corrected by adding a conjunction or using a semicolon to replace the comma.

In the sentence "She wants to teach other​ people's kids, she thinks she will be good" comma splice occurs because the comma was used to separate two independent clauses- These are independent clauses because each section "She wants to teach other​ people's kids" and " she thinks she will be good" expresses a complete idea and contains a subject and verb.