comma splices and fused sentences – exercise 3
directions: each item below contains three underlined parts, one of which is a comma splice or fused sentence. you must find and fix the problem. check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise.
1. if chris hopes to survive in his 8 a.m. english class, he needs to discover caffeine even when he has a test, his head hits the desk by 8:05, and snores soon escape his mouth.
2. although you might not believe it, antonio actually benefits from his chicken scratch handwriting because no one can read it, antonio does not worry about word choice or spelling.
3. if you offer valerie a piece of watermelon, she will refuse it, the slices look like the wicked smile of a circus clown who once scared her as a child during a trip to the big top.
4. during the summer when a variety of fruit is in season, melville always avoids the fresh peaches, the fuzzy skin brushing against his lips makes melville think that he is eating a small rodent.
5. jean always nibbles around the pit of a cherry, just as if she were eating a peach, because she is vain about her smile, she does not want to chip a tooth on the hard center.

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### Problem 1
# Brief Explanations:
The comma splice/fused sentence part is "test, his" (it should be "test; his" or "test, and his" to properly connect the clauses).
# Answer:
The error is in "test, his". To fix it, we can change it to "test; his" or "test, and his". For example, "when he has a test; his head hits the desk by 8:05, and snores soon escape his mouth." or "when he has a test, and his head hits the desk by 8:05, and snores soon escape his mouth."

### Problem 2
# Brief Explanations:
The comma splice is "it, Antonio" (after "no one can read it"). We can fix it by using a semicolon: "no one can read it; Antonio does not worry about word choice or spelling."
# Answer:
The error is in "it, Antonio". Fix: "no one can read it; Antonio does not worry about word choice or spelling."

### Problem 3
# Brief Explanations:
The comma splice is "it, the" (after "she will refuse it"). We can correct it with a semicolon: "she will refuse it; the slices look like the wicked smile of a circus clown who once scared her as a child during a trip to the big top."
# Answer:
The error is in "it, the". Fix: "she will refuse it; the slices look like the wicked smile of a circus clown who once scared her as a child during a trip to the big top."

### Problem 4
# Brief Explanations:
The comma splice is "peaches, the" (after "fresh peaches"). Fix it with a semicolon: "fresh peaches; the fuzzy skin brushing against his lips makes Melville think that he is eating a small rodent."
# Answer:
The error is in "peaches, the". Fix: "fresh peaches; the fuzzy skin brushing against his lips makes Melville think that he is eating a small rodent."

### Problem 5
# Brief Explanations:
The comma splice is "peach, because" (after "just as if she were eating a peach"). We can use a semicolon: "just as if she were eating a peach; because she is vain about her smile, she does not want to chip a tooth on the hard center." (or rephrase for better flow: "Jean always nibbles around the pit of a cherry, just as if she were eating a peach; because she is vain about her smile, she does not want to chip a tooth on the hard center.")
# Answer:
The error is in "peach, because". Fix: "just as if she were eating a peach; because she is vain about her smile, she does not want to chip a tooth on the hard center."

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