Item 18
Directions: Read the item below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Instead of syrup, Jeremiah likes to put peanut butter on his pancakes, the
smell is appealing, but I would not want to eat anything so sticky that
early in the morning.
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!
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