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Which sentence contains a comma splice?
Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning, he arrived an hour early.
Marco, who enjoys riding his bicycle to school, arrived just before the bell today.
Marco rode to school on his bicycle on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Marco, who rode to school on his bicycle this morning, arrived an hour early.
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The first sentence: "Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning, he arrived an hour early."
Reason: it joins two independent clauses with just a comma (a comma splice). Fixes: use a period, semicolon, or add a coordinating conjunction — e.g. "Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning. He arrived an hour early." or "Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning; he arrived an hour early."
Reason: it joins two independent clauses with just a comma (a comma splice). Fixes: use a period, semicolon, or add a coordinating conjunction — e.g. "Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning. He arrived an hour early." or "Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning; he arrived an hour early."
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