Asked by shawda

Read this sentence. It contains a comma splice.

I can't believe they are not twins, they look so much alike!

Which of the following makes this sentence correct?


I can't believe they are not twins because they look so much alike!


I can't believe they are not twins: they look so much alike!


I can't believe they are not twins; and they look so much alike!


I can't believe they are not twins they look so much alike!

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Options 1 and 2 are correct.

- "I can't believe they are not twins because they look so much alike!" — uses a subordinating conjunction (because) to join the clauses correctly.
- "I can't believe they are not twins: they look so much alike!" — uses a colon to introduce a related explanatory clause.

Option 3 is wrong because you should not use a semicolon plus a coordinating conjunction; use a semicolon alone ("...twins; they look so much alike!") or a comma + and. Option 4 is a run‑on (missing punctuation).