Select the sentence that avoids a comma splice.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The board postponed the scheduled hearing; several key witnesses were unable to attend.
- Step 1: A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by only a comma without a coordinating conjunction. Step 2. A semicolon correctly links two related independent clauses. Answer: The board postponed the scheduled hearing; several key witnesses were unable to attend. Why not the others: B uses a comma splice; C and D use commas before conjunctive adverbs without a semicolon.
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