Question

practice grammar quiz: fragment/splice/run on quiz
english 10 (s2 p06 rm c226) schurg, darden / grammar / grammar group 2 (s2) clauses

1. the bird is flying very high, i think he is going to go into space.

the bird is flying very high, and i think he is going to go into space.
the bird is flying very high and i think he is going to go into space.
correct as is
the bird is flying very high i think he is going to go into space.

Explanation:

The original sentence "The bird is flying very high, I think he is going to go into space." is a run - on sentence (two independent clauses joined incorrectly with just a comma). To fix it, we can either use a coordinating conjunction with a comma or just a coordinating conjunction (without a comma if the clauses are closely related). The option "The bird is flying very high and I think he is going to go into space." correctly combines the two independent clauses with the coordinating conjunction "and" (no comma needed here as the clauses are closely connected in meaning). The first option has an unnecessary comma before "and", and the last option is still a run - on, and the "correct as is" is wrong because the original is a run - on.

Answer:

The bird is flying very high and I think he is going to go into space.