Which one of the following sentences is a comma splice? A. Monica is applying for a teaching job in the local school district. B. When she was a child, she used to teach the alphabet to her stuffed animals. C. Since both of her parents are teachers, she knows what to expect. D. She wants to teach other people's kids, she thinks she will be good.

the commas were just randomly added into the other 2 options and option a doesnt even have a comma. Best way to do multiple choice is to eliminate any option thats not viable for example A has no commas at all.

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michell96 michell96 · Answer 2 · 2019-12-21T14:26:29+01:00

The correct answer is D. She wants to teach other people's kids, she thinks she will be good.

Explanation:

According to grammatical rules, a comma without conjunction should not be used to link two or more independent clauses, this punctuation error is known as a comma splice. Additionally, this can be corrected by adding a conjunction or using a semicolon to replace the comma.

In the sentence "She wants to teach other people's kids, she thinks she will be good" comma splice occurs because the comma was used to separate two independent clauses- These are independent clauses because each section "She wants to teach other people's kids" and " she thinks she will be good" expresses a complete idea and contains a subject and verb.