Question

(1) Much has been made of Fitzgerald's relation to his characters. (2) Many of the characters in his novels are based on people

from his life. (3) Within the characters of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, we can see the dueling parts of Fitzgerald's own
personality. (4) Gatsby and Fitzgerald are alike by both being self-made men who have achieved financial success. (5)
Similarly, they both achieved their financial success for the love of a woman. (6) Gatsby felt that he needed wealth to win the
hand of Daisy and Fitzgerald felt the same about Zelda (7) The love of a woman was the motivating factor behind virtually all
of Gatsby's actions, and many of the young Fitzgerald's. (8) Fitzgerald would spend the majority of his career struggling to
earn
irn as much money as possible to maintain the priveleged lifestyle that Zelda desired.
Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
A)
2
B)
3
C)
ON
D)
7

Answer 1

Sentence 8 is the run-on sentence as it improperly joins two independent clauses without the required punctuation or conjunction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence identified as a run-on sentence in the provided text is sentence 8. A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are connected improperly. Sentence 8 compounds multiple ideas without the proper punctuation or coordinating conjunctions to separate them. It effectively joins two independent clauses: 'Fitzgerald would spend the majority of his career struggling to earn as much money as possible' and 'to maintain the privileged lifestyle that Zelda desired,' without a conjunction or proper punctuation. This makes it a run-on sentence, which grammatically requires revision for clarity.