The Following Sentences Form a Paragraph

question 47

Multiple Choice

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for run-ons, comma splices, semicolon errors, relative pronoun errors, and -ING modifier errors. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors.
-Suddenly becoming rich and famous, the house was purchased by twenty-two-year-old Elvis in 1957.

• A) correct
• B) run-on
• C) comma splice
• D) semicolon error
• E) relative pronoun error
• F) -ING modifier error

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Definitions:

Jugular Vein

A large vein in the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart.

Systole

The phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscles contract and pump blood from the chambers into the arteries.

Diastole

The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.

Bell's Palsy

A temporary form of facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to one of the facial nerves, characterized by drooping of one side of the face.