Join Complete Clauses without a Comma Splice - Practice 2

A comma alone does not normally join two independent clauses in formal prose.

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A comma alone does not normally join two independent clauses in formal prose. A semicolon can connect related complete clauses without adding a conjunction.

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The paint dried; the team packed the brushes. Each side can stand as a sentence.

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Two observers can describe the same event differently because they had different views or heard different parts.

Question 1 Choose the correctly joined version about the story in formal prose. The story was finished Theo checked it. The story was finished; Theo checked it. The story was finished, Theo checked it.

Question 2 Choose the correctly joined version about the report in formal prose. The report was finished; Ravi checked it. The report was finished, Ravi checked it. The report was finished Ravi checked it.

Question 3 Choose the correctly joined version about the notice in formal prose. The notice was finished, Ada checked it. The notice was finished Ada checked it. The notice was finished; Ada checked it.

Question 4 Choose the correctly joined version about the sketch in formal prose. The sketch was finished Nina checked it. The sketch was finished; Nina checked it. The sketch was finished, Nina checked it.

Question 5 Choose the correctly joined version about the plan in formal prose. The plan was finished; Eli checked it. The plan was finished, Eli checked it. The plan was finished Eli checked it.

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