The sentence demonstrates "comma linking two independent clauses joined by a conjunction." In this case, the two independent clauses are "Some people try to slalom when the water is calm" and "that is when many accidents occur," which are connected by the conjunction "yet." The comma is appropriately used before "yet" to link the two clauses.
What form or rule is demonstrated in this sentence?
Some people try to slalom when the water is calm, yet that is when many accidents occur.
comma fragment
comma linking two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
comma before an interjection
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