Question

revising sentence errors
read the incorrect sentence. write three to five sentences explaining what kind of run - on sentence it is and how to revise it.
my mother and father are both scientists, it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology.

Explanation:

This is a comma - splice run - on sentence. It incorrectly joins two independent clauses ("My mother and father are both scientists" and "it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology") with just a comma. To revise, we can use a semicolon, a coordinating conjunction like "so", or make two separate sentences. For example, "My mother and father are both scientists. It must have been my destiny to become interested in biology." or "My mother and father are both scientists, so it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology." or "My mother and father are both scientists; it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology."

Answer:

This is a comma - splice run - on sentence. Revision examples: "My mother and father are both scientists. It must have been my destiny to become interested in biology."; "My mother and father are both scientists, so it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology."; "My mother and father are both scientists; it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology."