Question

The following sentence contains a comma splice:
It was the most destructive wildfire anyone could remember, there had not been any small fires to
clear out the brush in many years.
Which revision corrects the sentence?
Select one:
a. It was the most destructive wildfire anyone could remember, because there had not been any
sinall fires to clear out the brush in many years.
b. It was the most destructive wildfire anyone could remember. There had not been any small fires
to clear out the brush in many years.
c. It was the most destructive wildfire anyone could remember, there had not been any small fires
to clear out the brush, in many years.
d. It was the most destructive wildfire anyone could remember, since there had not been any small
fires to clear out the brush in many years.

Answer 1

The option among the choices that corrects the comma splice found in the sentence is " It was the most destructive wildfire anyone could remember. There had not been any small fires to clear out the brush in many years." (option B)

What is a comma splice?

A comma splice happens when we use a comma to join independent clauses. The correct punctuation would be a colon, a semicolon, or a comma followed by a coordinate conjunction. The comma used alone creates a comma splice.

One way to solve a comma splice is simply by placing a period or full stop between the clauses. That is what we have in option B, which is why we can select it as the best answer.

Options A and D are not necessarily incorrect, but they make use of subordinate conjunctions - "because" and "since" - rather than coordinate ones. Option C keeps the comma splice.

With that in mind, we can conclude option B is the correct answer for this question.

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