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Which sentence includes a comma splice?(1 point)
Responses choose the correct answer carefully and tell me why

I ate bananas, strawberries, and pineapple at breakfast.
I ate bananas, strawberries, and pineapple at breakfast.

I agreed to help her, even though I knew I shouldn’t.
I agreed to help her, even though I knew I shouldn’t.

I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip, she didn’t listen.
I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip, she didn’t listen.

I went to the store, got my groceries, and went home.
I went to the store, got my groceries, and went home.
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Answer 1

The sentence that includes a comma splice is:

"I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip, she didn’t listen."

Explanation:

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with just a comma, which is grammatically incorrect. In this case, “I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip” and “she didn’t listen” are both independent clauses that could stand alone as separate sentences.

To correct a comma splice, you can:

1. Replace the comma with a period:
   • "I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip. She didn’t listen."
2. Use a coordinating conjunction:
   • "I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip, but she didn’t listen."
3. Use a semicolon:
   • "I told her she shouldn’t go on that trip; she didn’t listen."

The other sentences provided do not have comma splices.