Question

question 2
if the following is a run - on or a comma splice, what is one way to fix it?
annie went swimming in the ocean yesterday, she felt energized and happy for the rest of the day.
○ a. after annie went swimming in the ocean yesterday, she felt energized and happy for the rest of the day.
○ b. annie went swimming in the ocean yesterday she felt energized and happy for the rest of the day.
○ c. this is not a run - on sentence or a comma splice.

Explanation:

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by just a comma. The original sentence has two independent clauses ("Annie went swimming in the ocean yesterday" and "she felt energized and happy for the rest of the day") joined by a comma, so it's a comma splice. Option a fixes it by using a subordinating conjunction ("After") to make the first part a dependent clause, creating a complex sentence. Option b is a run - on (no punctuation between independent clauses). Option c is incorrect as the original is a comma splice.

Answer:

a. After Annie went swimming in the ocean yesterday, she felt energized and happy for the rest of the day.