Read each sentence and determine if it is an example of a comma splice or a fused sentence, or if it is grammatically correct as written. Choose the answers from the drop-down menus.
Lucia walks on the beach every morning, today she saw two turtles headed for the ocean. Lucia loves turtles, and she invited her friend Lena to walk with her. Lena joined Lucia the next day she was hoping the turtles would appear again. The girls didn't see any turtles, but they did see a leaping dolphin.
Answer:
Lucia walks on the beach every morning, today she saw two turtles headed for the ocean.
comma splice
Lucia loves turtles, and she invited her friend Lena to walk with her.
correct sentence
Lena joined Lucia the next day she was hoping the turtles would appear again.
fused sentence
The girls didn’t see any turtles, but they did see a leaping dolphin.
correct sentence
Step-by-step explanation:
Comma splice: This is a type of comma mistake that occurs when a comma is used to join two independent clauses.
From the sentence above, a comma is used to join the independent clauses "Lucia walks on the beach every morning" and "today she saw two turtles headed for the ocean."
Correct sentence: This is a gramatically correct sentence that satisfies the basic rules of grammar such as accurate use of punctuation, tenses, capitalization, etc.
Fused sentence: This occurs when two independent clauses are combined without making use of punctuation or a coordinating conjunction.