Question

question 13 of 25
identify the error in the following sentence and the best way to fix it.
i prefer chocolate cake, my brother likes vanilla.
a. it is a fragment and needs a subject.
b. it is a run-on sentence and needs a period or semicolon.
c. it is a fragment and needs a verb.
d. it has a comma splice and needs a conjunction.

Explanation:

The sentence joins two independent clauses ("I prefer chocolate cake" and "my brother likes vanilla") with only a comma, which is a comma splice. The fix can involve adding a coordinating conjunction after the comma, using a semicolon, or making two separate sentences. Option D correctly identifies the comma splice and the fix of adding a conjunction.

Answer:

D. It has a comma splice and needs a conjunction.