Question
Read the paragraph from a student's cause and effect essay on how age affects weight gain. Identify each sentence according to whether it is a run-on, contains a comma splice, or is correct.
Paragraph Sentences
Run-on
Comma Splice
Correct
1. Many people say that they can't eat the same way they used to eat they will gain weight.
2. Our muscles might hold the answers to why our bodies don't burn off the pizza and ice cream as fast at 70 years old as they did at 25.
3. One of the primary reasons is that we lose muscle cells as we age, the older we get, the harder it is for the body to maintain muscles.
4. For example, my great aunt has always weighed 115 pounds, the percentage of muscle in her body, unfortunately, has not stayed the same.
5. According to the American Geriatrics Society, the smaller percentage of muscle leads to more fat storage, this makes us gain weight as we age, too.
Paragraph Sentences
Run-on
Comma Splice
Correct
1. Many people say that they can't eat the same way they used to eat they will gain weight.
2. Our muscles might hold the answers to why our bodies don't burn off the pizza and ice cream as fast at 70 years old as they did at 25.
3. One of the primary reasons is that we lose muscle cells as we age, the older we get, the harder it is for the body to maintain muscles.
4. For example, my great aunt has always weighed 115 pounds, the percentage of muscle in her body, unfortunately, has not stayed the same.
5. According to the American Geriatrics Society, the smaller percentage of muscle leads to more fat storage, this makes us gain weight as we age, too.
Answers
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Let's analyze each sentence based on whether it is a run-on, contains a comma splice, or is correct.
1. **Run-on**
"Many people say that they can't eat the same way they used to eat they will gain weight." This sentence connects two independent clauses without proper punctuation.
2. **Correct**
"Our muscles might hold the answers to why our bodies don't burn off the pizza and ice cream as fast at 70 years old as they did at 25." This sentence is grammatically correct.
3. **Comma Splice**
"One of the primary reasons is that we lose muscle cells as we age, the older we get, the harder it is for the body to maintain muscles." This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with a comma.
4. **Comma Splice**
"For example, my great aunt has always weighed 115 pounds, the percentage of muscle in her body, unfortunately, has not stayed the same." This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with a comma.
5. **Comma Splice**
"According to the American Geriatrics Society, the smaller percentage of muscle leads to more fat storage, this makes us gain weight as we age, too." This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with a comma.
Here is the summary for each sentence:
1. Run-on
2. Correct
3. Comma Splice
4. Comma Splice
5. Comma Splice
1. **Run-on**
"Many people say that they can't eat the same way they used to eat they will gain weight." This sentence connects two independent clauses without proper punctuation.
2. **Correct**
"Our muscles might hold the answers to why our bodies don't burn off the pizza and ice cream as fast at 70 years old as they did at 25." This sentence is grammatically correct.
3. **Comma Splice**
"One of the primary reasons is that we lose muscle cells as we age, the older we get, the harder it is for the body to maintain muscles." This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with a comma.
4. **Comma Splice**
"For example, my great aunt has always weighed 115 pounds, the percentage of muscle in her body, unfortunately, has not stayed the same." This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with a comma.
5. **Comma Splice**
"According to the American Geriatrics Society, the smaller percentage of muscle leads to more fat storage, this makes us gain weight as we age, too." This sentence improperly joins two independent clauses with a comma.
Here is the summary for each sentence:
1. Run-on
2. Correct
3. Comma Splice
4. Comma Splice
5. Comma Splice