Question

the movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer. identify the choice that contains a comma splice. get off the subway at 10th avenue, or get off at broadway instead. some people like soda, but i prefer lemonade. i will go to the dry cleaner, and then i will go to the market. the tomatoes look ripe, the peppers are not ready to pick yet.

Explanation:

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma. Let's analyze each option:

• First option: "Get off the subway at 10th Avenue, or get off at Broadway instead." The word "or" is a coordinating conjunction that properly connects the two clauses, so this is not a comma splice.
• Second option: "Some people like soda, but I prefer lemonade." The word "but" is a coordinating conjunction that properly connects the two clauses, so this is not a comma splice.
• Third option: "I will go to the dry cleaner, and then I will go to the market." The phrase "and then" is part of the second clause, and the comma is used with the coordinating conjunction "and" to connect the two clauses, so this is not a comma splice.
• Fourth option: "The tomatoes look ripe, the peppers are not ready to pick yet." There are two independent clauses ("The tomatoes look ripe" and "the peppers are not ready to pick yet") joined only by a comma, which is a comma splice.

Answer:

D. The tomatoes look ripe, the peppers are not ready to pick yet. (Note: Assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D in order, with the last option being D. If the original labeling is different, adjust the identifier accordingly, but the sentence "The tomatoes look ripe, the peppers are not ready to pick yet" is the one with the comma splice.)