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Which of these contains a comma-splice?

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Isaiah told the funniest joke. Everyone was laughing.

Isaiah told the funniest joke, everyone was laughing.

Isaiah told the funniest joke everyone was laughing.

Isaiah told the funniest joke, so everyone was laughing.

User Probus
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Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

4 because it cant be 2 because even though it has a comma it is still a run on sentence just like 3 because they are two separate phrases and should be separated by a semi colon, however that is not a choice. While 1 clearly separates each phrase with a period it still doesn't seem to make a complete sentence. 4 on the other hand clearly shows a complete sentence while connecting the two phrases with "so". This makes it were they are not separate phrases. Two other things that could separate them are a semi colon and the word and.

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Answer: The second one

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