Item 6

Directions: The item below contains a comma splice. A comma splice occurs when two main clauses are illegally joined with a comma alone. Choose the best method for fixing the problem.

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Professor Britton was grading papers at her desk, her students were slaving over their in-class compositions, sighing heavily and flipping through their dictionaries for the correct spellings of words.
  1. ... desk her ...
  2. ... desk while her ...
  3. ... desk, moreover, her ...