Item 11
Directions: Read the item below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Josie, Don's Cairn terrier, will bark at anything that moves, squirrels,
wind-blown leaves, passing cars, and her own shadow will start her yapping.
Is this item a comma splice? If you believe it is a comma splice, use your mouse to choose the left door below. A comma splice, remember, is two complete sentences incorrectly joined with a comma.
Or is the item a fused sentence? If you believe it is a fused sentence, then use your mouse to choose the right door. A fused sentence occurs when a writer incorrectly runs together two complete sentences with absolutely no punctuation.
Whichever door you pick, you win a prize—but only the correct choice is a cool cyber prize!