Item 13
Directions: Read the item below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Madison believed that the best job in the universe would be to work as a
crew member on the starship Enterprise since this job existed only
on television, Madison settled for clerking at a neighborhood comic book
store that sold Star Trek memorabilia.
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.
Either way you win a prize—but only the correct choice is a cool cyber prize!
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