Question

Read the following sentence.

The Goliath beetle—weighing up to 3.5 ounces—is considered the biggest bug according to measures of weight, even though it may come up short in contests of length or width.

Which type of sentence error, if any, is the above example?
A. comma splice
B. sentence fragment
C. run-on sentence
D. There is no sentence error.

Answer 1

I would say A: comma splice. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is D. There is no sentence error.

Explanation: There is no mistake in the sentence provided, which is made up of an independent clause ("The Goliath beetle - weighing up to 3.5 ounces - is considered the biggest bug according to measures of weight") and a dependent clause ("even though it may come up short in contests of length or width"). Comma splice and run-on sentence only take place when two independent clauses are part of a sentence; therefore, this mistake does not apply to the sentence provided. Moreover, there is not a sentence fragment either because the sentence is complete and it expresses a full thought.