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Getting Started : Read the following sentences. Choose which of the…
Getting Started: Read the following sentences. Choose which of the sentences are run-ons or contain comma splices.
Check all that apply.
1- The clubs in Buenos Aires stay open until 9:00 AM the next morning; this encourages people to stay out until well beyond sunrise most nights.
2- I had always dreamed of living in Buenos Aires. Last year, I made that dream come true.
3- Although New York is called “the city that never sleeps,” Buenos Aires deserves this title more.
People from Buenos Aires are called porten~os this word refers to the port of the city.
Check all that apply.
1- One of the most exciting parts of social tango dancing is that there are no set steps; the dancers perform each movement in the moment.
2- Competitive and social tango dancing are different competitive dancing usually consists of standardized steps created in dance studios, while social tango dancing is improvisational.
In a competition such as Dancing with the Stars, the performers practice the same sequence of movement over and over again.
3- Social tango dancing has patterns of steps that the lead dancer initiates in the moment; the next movement is never choreographed.
Applying Concepts: Read the paragraph from a student’s cause and effect essay on how age affects weight gain. Identify each sentence according to whether it is a run-on, contains a comma splice, or is correct.
Paragraph Sentences Run-on Comma Splice Correct
1. It is a common complaint of older people that they can’t eat like they did when they were in their 20s what are the scientific reasons for this?
2. One theory is that our muscles are to blame, our muscles shrink and, therefore, require fewer calories.
3. In addition, according to UCLA researcher Jonathan Wanagat, muscle cells that are left in your old age are worn out, this causes them to burn calories less efficiently.
4. These unburned calories will end up as fat this fat can be burned off by exercise or a change in diet.
5. This scientific research shows why most people simply can’t eat like they used to.
Which is the best correction of sentence 2?
1- One theory is that our muscles are to blame. Our muscles shrink and, therefore, require fewer calories.
2- One theory is that our muscles are to blame and our muscles shrink and, therefore, require fewer calories.
3- One theory is that our muscles are to blame, our muscles shrink and, therefore, require fewer calories.
Which is the best correction of sentence 3?
1- In addition, according to UCLA researcher Jonathan Wanagat, muscle cells that are left in your old age are worn out; this causes them to burn calories less efficiently.
2- In addition, according to UCLA researcher Jonathan Wanagat, muscle cells that are left in your old age are worn out, this causes them to burn calories less efficiently.
3- In addition, according to UCLA researcher Jonathan Wanagat, muscle cells that are left in your old age are worn out this causes them to burn calories less efficiently.
Which is the best correction of sentence 4?
1- These unburned calories will end up as fat, this fat can be burned off with exercise or a change in diet.
2- These unburned calories will end up as fat this fat can be burned off with exercise or a change in diet.
4- These unburned calories will end up as fat; however, you can burn it off with exercise or a change in diet.
