Question

question 1 if the following is a run - on or a comma splice, what is one way to fix it? it rained a lot yesterday, we dont have to water the flowers today. a. it rained a lot yesterday we dont have to water the flowers today. b. it rained a lot yesterday, so we dont have to water the flowers today. c. this is not a run - on sentence or a comma splice.

Explanation:

A run - on sentence is two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunction. A comma splice is using a comma to join two independent clauses without a conjunction. The original sentence "It rained a lot yesterday, we don't have to water the flowers today" is a comma splice as it has two independent clauses joined by just a comma. Option a is a run - on as it has no punctuation or conjunction between the clauses. Option b corrects the comma splice by adding the conjunction "so" after the comma, which properly connects the two independent clauses. Option c is incorrect as the original sentence is a comma splice.

Answer:

b. It rained a lot yesterday, so we don't have to water the flowers today.