Question

question 15 of 15
identify the error in this sentence and the best way to fix it.
the gym is closed on sundays, it opens early monday morning.
a. it is a run-on sentence and needs a period or semicolon.
b. it is a fragment and needs a subject.
c. it is a fragment and needs a verb.
d. it has a comma splice and needs a conjunction

Explanation:

The sentence joins two independent clauses ("The gym is closed on Sundays" and "it opens early Monday morning") with only a comma, which is a comma splice. To fix it, a coordinating conjunction (like "but") can be added after the comma, or the comma can be replaced with a period/semicolon. Option D correctly identifies the comma splice and the fix with a conjunction, while option A mislabels it as a run-on (a run-on lacks punctuation entirely, unlike the comma here), and B/C incorrectly call it a fragment (the sentence has complete subjects and verbs).

Answer:

D. It has a comma splice and needs a conjunction.