English

Question

Which of the following is a run-on

sentence?

A. The singer suddenly lost his voice he continued by lip-

syncing to the music.

B. The singer suddenly lost his voice; he continued by lip-

syncing to the music.

C. The singer suddenly lost his voice. He continued by lip-

syncing to the music.

D. The singer suddenly lost his voice; however, he

continued by lip-syncing to the music.

Answer

A. The singer suddenly lost his voice he continued by lip-syncing to the music. (This is a run-on sentence because it contains two independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunction.)

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A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are not properly separated or joined. In option A, there are two...