A Comma Splice Results When a Sentence with Two Independent

question 58

True/False

A comma splice results when a sentence with two independent clauses is fused together without a conjunction or semicolon.

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Definitions:

Punitive Damages

Compensation awarded in a lawsuit that goes beyond the plaintiff's actual losses and is intended to punish the defendant for particularly egregious conduct.

Compensate Victims

To offer restitution or damages to individuals who have suffered harm or loss due to another's action or negligence.

Unloaded Gun

refers to a firearm that does not contain any ammunition in its chamber or magazine, thus unable to discharge a bullet.

Assault

An act that creates a reasonable apprehension in another person of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.