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UPCAT English practice question 11: Which sentence contains a comma splice?

Correct answer

C. The rain stopped, the game resumed.

A comma splice joins two independent clauses with only a comma. The others use a coordinating conjunction, a subordinator, or a semicolon.

Which sentence contains a comma splice?

  1. The rain stopped, so the game resumed.
  2. When the rain stopped, the game resumed.
  3. The rain stopped, the game resumed.Correct
  4. The rain stopped; the game resumed.

Why C is correct

A comma splice joins two independent clauses with only a comma. The others use a coordinating conjunction, a subordinator, or a semicolon.

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