Question

Select the suitable correction/s of the following comma-splice error: “Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback, you need to access your graded work as soon as possible”.


Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback, so you need to access your graded work as soon as possible.


Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback. Therefore, you need to access your graded work as soon as possible.


Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback; therefore, you need to access your graded work as soon as possible.


All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above options are suitable corrections for the comma-splice error. Each option effectively separates the two independent clauses in a grammatically correct way.

1. **Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback, so you need to access your graded work as soon as possible.** (adds a coordinating conjunction)

2. **Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback. Therefore, you need to access your graded work as soon as possible.** (uses a period and a transitional word)

3. **Lesson 11 explains how to access your feedback; therefore, you need to access your graded work as soon as possible.** (uses a semicolon and a transitional word)

So, the correct answer is **All of the above**.