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QUESTION 2

A fused (or run-on) sentence occurs when two or more complete thoughts run together
without proper punctuation or a conjunction. Choose all of the correct options for fixing
this fused sentence: "Ariana got lost on the way to the festival she ended up twenty miles
from where we planned to meet."
Choose all that apply.

1. Ariana got lost on the way to the festival: she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to
meet.

2. Ariana got lost on the way to the festival, she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to
meet.

3. Ariana got lost on the way to the festival, and she ended up twenty miles from where we planned
to meet.

4. Ariana got lost on the way to the festival. She ended up twenty miles from where we planned to
meet.

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Answer:

3 and 4 are correct.

Technically, although 3 is "correct enough" as is, it would much better to use the conjunction 'so' instead of 'and.'

Step-by-step explanation:

User Bharani
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Answer:

Ariana got lost on the way to the festival: she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.

Ariana got lost on the way to the festival, she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.

Ariana got lost on the way to the festival, and she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.

Step-by-step explanation:

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