If You Fail to Use Both a Comma and a Coordinating

question 12

Multiple Choice

If you fail to use both a comma and a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence, you may create a

• A) comma splice.
• B) run-on sentence.
• C) both a and b
• D) neither a nor b

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Definitions:

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