The academic writing error in the sentence is a comma splice. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction. In this case, "Mr Sing’s gross negligence caused Mr Song’s accident" and "he should not be allowed to go back to work" are two independent clauses that need to be properly connected.
Name the academic writing error in the sentence below.
Mr Sing’s gross negligence caused Mr Song’s accident, and he should not be allowed to go back to work.
American spelling
Comma splice
Unclear reference
Concord error
Run-on sentence
Sentence fragment
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