Question
Read the following sentences. Choose which of the sentences are run-ons or contain comma splices.
Check all that apply.
I went to the park to reflect; so much had happened since I started college.
My dog started barking and growling, but I couldn't see what made him so upset.
Carlos didn't want to clean his room he watched TV instead.
The sun is shining, we are going to the beach.
Check all that apply.
I went to the park to reflect; so much had happened since I started college.
My dog started barking and growling, but I couldn't see what made him so upset.
Carlos didn't want to clean his room he watched TV instead.
The sun is shining, we are going to the beach.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentences that are run-ons or contain comma splices are:
1. **Carlos didn't want to clean his room he watched TV instead.** (This is a run-on sentence; it should be separated into two sentences or connected with a conjunction.)
2. **The sun is shining, we are going to the beach.** (This is a comma splice; it incorrectly connects two independent clauses with only a comma.)
So, the correct answers are the last two sentences.
1. **Carlos didn't want to clean his room he watched TV instead.** (This is a run-on sentence; it should be separated into two sentences or connected with a conjunction.)
2. **The sun is shining, we are going to the beach.** (This is a comma splice; it incorrectly connects two independent clauses with only a comma.)
So, the correct answers are the last two sentences.