Question

Three of the following statements are comma splices. Choose the one correctly punctuated statement that is not a comma splice.

a) Steve Jobs cofounded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976, but Jobs was phased out of the company during the 1980s after it experienced major setbacks.

b) Steve Jobs cofounded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976, however, Jobs was phased out of the company during the 1980s after it experienced major setbacks.

c) Steve Jobs cofounded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976, despite that fact,
Jobs was phased out of the company during the 1980s after it experienced major setbacks.

d) Steve Jobs cofounded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976, however Jobs was phased out of the company during the 1980s after it experienced major setbacks.

Answer 1

The correctly punctuated statement that is not a comma splice is option a), which uses a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses. Options b), c), and d) are not correctly punctuated and contain comma splices.

Step-by-step explanation:

The one correctly punctuated statement that is not a comma splice is:

a) Steve Jobs cofounded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976, but Jobs was phased out of the company during the 1980s after it experienced major setbacks.

This statement is correct because it uses the coordinating conjunction 'but' to join two independent clauses, avoiding a comma splice. The other options b), c), and d) all have incorrect punctuation leading to comma splices by attempting to use 'however' without a semicolon or by incorrectly trying to link independent clauses with a comma. To avoid a comma splice, one should use proper conjunctions, a semicolon, or a period to separate independent clauses.

Answer 2

b

Step-by-step explanation:

This statement is correctly punctuated and is not a comma splice. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma, which is not grammatically correct. In this case, the second clause is correctly joined to the first clause with a comma and the coordinating conjunction "however".